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Informed Choice Podcast 044: Auto Enrolment with Chris Daems
This week in episode 44 of the Informed Choice Podcast, Martin talks to Chris Daems, founder of AE in a Box […]
Julia Docker
Oct 9, 20152 min read


Changing retirement planning landscape
One of the presentations I attended at the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) annual conference this week was delivered by […]
Julia Docker
Oct 8, 20152 min read


Good morning from a wet & windy Celtic Manor
I’ve woken up this morning in a rather wet and windy South Wales, in a hotel room at the Celtic […]
Julia Docker
Oct 5, 20152 min read
Cranleigh Food & Music Festival Video Highlights
It was a lovely day in the village on Saturday, for the first annual Cranleigh Food & Music Festival. Informed […]
Julia Docker
Oct 5, 20151 min read


Week in review: 2nd October 2015
Autumn has officially arrived and the Informed Choice team is busy blowing up balloons ahead of the Cranleigh Food & […]
Julia Docker
Oct 2, 20151 min read


Informed Choice Podcast #43: Five Things Worrying Investors Right Now
This week in episode 43 of the Informed Choice Podcast, Martin talks to Dr Peter Westaway, Chief Economist at Vanguard […]
Julia Docker
Oct 2, 20152 min read


A bad quarter for investment markets
Global investment markets have experienced their worst quarter of performance in four years. At the end of September, stock markets […]
Julia Docker
Oct 1, 20151 min read


Everything you wanted to know about auto enrolment
As (hopefully) all employers will be acutely aware, the law on workplace pensions has changed. Every employer with at least […]
Julia Docker
Sep 30, 20152 min read


We need to reform the pension system
A friend of mine who is also a financial adviser recently posted on Facebook about his study for a new […]
Julia Docker
Sep 30, 20152 min read


Have we got it all wrong about Baby Boomers?
-‘In retirement, Baby Boomers are hoarding the country’s wealth’ -‘Baby Boomers have over saved for their retirement’ -‘80% of the […]
Julia Docker
Sep 29, 20153 min read


Over 50s boost their incomes & savings
Over-50s are making their biggest contribution to the UK workforce since records began with many significantly boosting their incomes and […]
Julia Docker
Sep 28, 20153 min read


Week in review: 25th September 2015
We started the week in a workshop designed to review our Financial Planning process, with the intention of making it […]
Julia Docker
Sep 25, 20151 min read


Podcast 042: Myth of the baby boomer, retirement questions & untucked shirts
This week in episode 42 of the Informed Choice Podcast, Martin talks to David Sinclair, Director of the International Longevity […]
Julia Docker
Sep 25, 20153 min read


The ‘pretirement’ predicament
Do you feel old enough to retire yet? The ‘pretirement’ predicament is something faced by a growing number of people. […]
Julia Docker
Sep 24, 20153 min read


Index trackers get even cheaper
At a time of ‘noflation’ in the UK, one item is going down in price. The cost of investing using […]
Julia Docker
Sep 23, 20152 min read


Tax, death & pensioners
Benjamin Franklin said nothing in this life is certain except for death and taxes. Pensioners find themselves in the firing […]
Julia Docker
Sep 22, 20152 min read


Clueless about budgeting
When it comes to your Financial Planning, budgeting is an essential foundation for success. Without effective budgeting, you risk spending […]
Julia Docker
Sep 20, 20151 min read


Week in review: 18th September 2015
It’s been another busy week here at Informed Choice, with a national radio appearance for Nick and two presentations for […]
Julia Docker
Sep 18, 20151 min read


Informed Choice Podcast 41 – High yield bonds & rising interest rates
This week in episode 41 of the Informed Choice Podcast, Martin talks to a fund manager about what rising interest […]
Julia Docker
Sep 18, 20153 min read


US Fed holds rates in September
It was the interest rate decision we were waiting for with baited breath, along with the financial markets. Despite much […]
Julia Docker
Sep 17, 20151 min read
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