“Triple consumer protection lock” isn’t working
As an authorised and regulated firm, Informed Choice absolutely holds to the view that advice we deliver to our clients...
Transparency vs Opaqueness
An interesting development is taking place in the financial services world. This development has been accelerated by the Retail Distribution...
True wealth is about how little you need
True wealth is about how little you need not how much you have got. I blogged yesterday about the staggering...
What would you do with £5,000 a week?
Apparently the new Governor of the Bank of England enjoys a housing allowance of some £5,000 per week. That by...
Two days, three Irish cities
Tuesday lunchtime and I spoke with some of our Irish IFA colleagues in Dublin about the impact the Retail Distribution...
Don’t buy a structured product if…
Which groups of investors are least suited to buying a structured investment product? In our experience, most of them, but...
Review of Chartered standards
News that the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is set to review the standards for obtaining the corporate Chartered Financial Planners...
Building your business with blogging
Andrew is delivering a session to our local professional connections to explain how we are using blogs as a way...
Advisory or discretionary investment services?
Barclays’ Wealth Division has closed its discretionary fund management service to those clients who have less than £250,000 of assets....
Joining the ranks of the silver slugger
Apparently there are now over 1 million people over the age of 65 still working. Leaving aside the fact that...