Why even high-flying professionals need a financial planner

You may find it surprising to learn that even successful tax, legal, accounting and other professionals use financial planners. Surely, they know it all already, don’t they? Don’t they just follow their own advice? Let’s look at why professional advisers sometimes find it helpful to sit on the opposite side…

The importance of tail-end events when investing

At the start of the year, none of us would have foreseen where we are today. Who would have predicted that a bat jumping onto a pangolin and onto a human in China would have wrought such devastation across the globe? It just goes to show that nothing can be…

Rethinking what’s important

The time in lockdown has given people the chance to reflect on what’s really important to them. It’s been a time to re-evaluate priorities and think about resetting goals for the future. What about you? What have you missed? • Have you liked the slower pace of life? • Have…

Ways to promote your wellbeing

The wide-ranging uncertainty in these current times intensifies our anxiety and stress. Ordinarily, we like to feel in control and make plans for the future but it’s impossible to plan when there are so many unknowns. We’ve never been in this situation before. We don’t know what the new ‘everyday’…

How to reduce your monthly outgoings

Many employees have lost their jobs, accepted part-time hours or been put on furlough as a result of the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak. According to the Centre for Economics and Business Research, British households will see a drop in their disposable income of £515 a month –…

What will the new normal look like?

The coronavirus pandemic has triggered a crisis of such immense proportions that things will not just go back to the way they once were. When some semblance of normality emerges, things will be different. We are set for vast cultural, social and economic changes. It’s unlikely that we will suddenly…

The effects of Covid-19 on the housing market

The coronavirus outbreak will have long term repercussions for all aspects of the residential housing market. As restrictions are gradually lifted, the sector is beginning to operate again, albeit under social distancing measures. But with the Chancellor confirming that it is “very likely” that the UK is in a significant…

How long is it going to take the economy to recover?

The coronavirus pandemic will push the country into an unprecedented economic slump. Just how big the slump will be is currently unknown but experts’ predictions aren’t optimistic. One independent forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) warned that the economy could shrink by a record 35% by June, in…

April in lockdown: the good, the bad and the hero

April got off to the worst possible start for beer drinkers, with news that up to 50m pints of beer could go down the drain if lockdown lasts until the summer. The estimate was made by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), based on the amount of beer the UK’s…
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