by Holly Smart | May 26, 2022 | Financial Planning, Pensions, Retirement Planning, Savings & Investments
There is no right time to begin investing but there are some decisions to make that could affect your returns. If you are 7 years old and saving your pocket money for a PS5, 17 saving the money from your first job for a car, 27 saving for your first house or 57 and...
by Holly Smart | May 19, 2022 | Community, Financial Planning, Pensions, Retirement Planning, Savings & Investments
Planning for a comfortable retirement Tina is a fit and vibrant 59-year-old who expected retirement to offer a whole new lease of life. She was looking forward to using her increased leisure time to explore Europe while indulging her passion for climbing. However,...
by Holly Smart | May 13, 2022 | Community, Family Protection, Miscellaneous, Savings & Investments
Retired teachers Paul and Mary are devoted parents and grandparents to their three children and eight grandchildren. As their family started to grow, they decided they wanted to begin saving for their grandchildren’s future. Disappointed with the returns from their...
by Holly Smart | Apr 29, 2022 | Financial Planning, Savings & Investments
As the conflict in Ukraine escalates and Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine major stock markets have fallen dramatically. But what does this mean for your investments? Stories about stock market falls are guaranteed to make headlines like the financial crisis of...
by Holly Smart | Apr 27, 2022 | Financial Planning, Savings & Investments
When it comes to investing, you might have heard that time in the market is better than timing the market. Time in the market is another way of describing long-term investing. Investors with a time horizon of at least five years (and in many cases longer) buy an asset...
by Holly Smart | Apr 22, 2022 | Financial Planning, Retirement Planning, Savings & Investments
When it comes to retirement, there are some ideas that can turn out to be quite different when you examine them closely. We explore five of them. 1. You can live off the state pension alone The current basic state pension is £137.60 per week, or £179.60 for the new...
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