Business assets remain business assets on divorce
The BBC are reporting today about the Supreme Court victory of the English estranged wife of a Nigerian oil tycoon. According...
Go on…take some more of our money!
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has today announced that it has declared 13 advisory firms “in default” and wants...
Protecting your pension fund when the lifetime allowance is cut
The lifetime allowance for pensions is being cut from £1.5m to £1.25m on 6th April 2014. With this cut comes...
UCIS ban on 1st January 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced that with effect from 1st January 2014 it will ban the selling...
£7bn a year of free babysitting services
It was reported today by the Daily Mail that babysitting grandparents are effectively saving families some £7bn per year. Now...
What does a FTSE 100 rally really mean?
The FTSE 100 index has rallied strongly today following last week’s sharp falls and that usually gets some media attention....
I don’t want to be poor
I recall the saying “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor, rich is better” but I had to do a...
The Value of a Light Bulb Moment
One of the delights of the job that I do is witnessing the ‘light bulb moment’. This is when I...
Is a Financial Planner like a Dental Hygienist?
This morning I visited my Dental Hygienist for the second of three half hour appointments scheduled for 2013. She is...
Retirement is bad for your health
According to a new study from the Institute of Economic Affairs, retirement is bad for your health. The study found...