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Podcast 063: Investment market predictions for 2016
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Julia Docker
Jan 29, 20162 min read


Meet the new boss: Andrew Bailey, FCA CEO
HM Treasury have this week announced the appointment of Andrew Bailey as the new permanent chief executive of the Financial […]
Julia Docker
Jan 27, 20162 min read


What’s the appeal of equity release?
New figures published by the Equity Release Council have revealed that a record amount of housing wealth has been unlocked […]
Julia Docker
Jan 26, 20162 min read


Do you know how much you spend each year?
Do you know how much you spend each year? Understanding your household expenditure is an important part of a Financial […]
Julia Docker
Jan 25, 20162 min read


Scary investment markets, blowing an inheritance & making friends with dementia
This week the Informed Choice team have been talking about investment market fears and how to spend a large amount […]
Julia Docker
Jan 22, 20161 min read


Podcast 062: Why investors need to hold their nerve
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Julia Docker
Jan 22, 20161 min read


Time in the market counts, not market timing
At times like this, when investors are losing their heads left, right and centre, it can be tempting to have […]
Julia Docker
Jan 21, 20162 min read


What would you do with a £100,000 inheritance?
Relying on an inheritance to realise your financial goals in life might not be the smartest strategy. I wrote last […]
Julia Docker
Jan 20, 20162 min read


Becoming a Dementia Friend
On Friday morning I accepted a kind invitation from TWM Solicitors to join them at their Guildford offices for a […]
Julia Docker
Jan 19, 20162 min read


Are you ready for a rate rise?
It’s been nearly seven years now since the last rate rise by the Bank of England. The latest forecasts from […]
Julia Docker
Jan 18, 20162 min read


Five reasons why investors should not be fearful
It’s been a difficult start to the year for investors, with concerns about the Chinese economy and a falling global […]
Julia Docker
Jan 17, 20163 min read


This week at Informed Choice
Our assistant paraplanner Andy Bodman attended a Personal Finance Society conference last week and wrote about what he learnt here. […]
Julia Docker
Jan 15, 20161 min read


Podcast 061: Property as a pension, our ageing population & moving everything to cash
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Julia Docker
Jan 15, 20162 min read
HMRC tax changes & the residential property investment market
Will HMRC’s tax changes to encourage homeownership bring residential property investment market to a grinding halt? This is a guest post […]
Julia Docker
Jan 14, 20162 min read


Investing & intergalactic travel: insanely complicated & sometimes resulting in panic
Don’t panic is the well known phrase on the cover of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; a phrase placed […]
Julia Docker
Jan 13, 20163 min read


Top tips for preparing for retirement
Here are some top tips for preparing for retirement under the new pension freedom rules from Robert Cochran, retirement expert, […]
Julia Docker
Jan 12, 20163 min read


Fear of change and Financial Planning
After spending the past 16 years working in the world of retail financial services, I’ve become used to fairly constant […]
Julia Docker
Jan 11, 20162 min read


Things I learned from the Personal Finance Society regional conference
Up until now I’ve always started each year with a clean slate and a fresh set of aims and objectives. […]
Julia Docker
Jan 8, 20165 min read


Divorce surge, promotion & financial anxiety
It’s our first week back in the office following the New Year and the Informed Choice team has been hard at […]
Julia Docker
Jan 8, 20161 min read


Informed Choice Podcast 059: Women are much better than men at doing this
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Julia Docker
Jan 8, 20162 min read
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