Our manifesto for fair adviser charging
The aim of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), which was implemented at the end of last year, was to increase...
11 questions you must ask your independent financial adviser
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has helpfully put together a list of 11 suggested questions consumers should ask their independent...
You should challenge your adviser
The Financial Conduct Authority is telling investors to challenge their advisers over advice on pension liberation schemes. In a warning...
Ethical investment is really, really difficult
Investors with ethical or socially responsible investment preferences face a really tough challenge meeting their goals, as the Archbishop of...
Retiring in Surrey? Read this!
If you live in Surrey and you are approaching retirement, this blog could make you wealthier in later life. Some...
Still think Premium Bonds are a good idea?
National Savings & Investments have reduced the interest rate used to calculate the prize fund for Premium Bonds. The prize...
What if the answer isn’t an investment fund?
As a fairly prolific media IFA, I’m often asked by personal finance journalists to recommend an investment fund or two...
Eat and Drink Cranleigh
Informed Choice is proud to be lead sponsor for the very first Eat and Drink Cranleigh, taking place at the...
Petrol prices & clothes push up price inflation
The latest price inflation figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show petrol prices and clothes pushing up the...
Stronger economic growth in 2014
The influential Ernst & Young ITEM Club is predicting stronger economic growth next year. According to the consultancy, exports and...