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Cranleigh Literature Festival 2016
Informed Choice is pleased to be supporting the inaugural Cranleigh Literature Festival next month. Organised by Cranleigh Arts Centre and […]
Julia Docker
Feb 11, 20162 min read


Interest rates, emergency funds & first aid training
Welcome to our latest week in review post, in which we share some of the things we have been covering […]
Julia Docker
Feb 5, 20161 min read


Learning how to save lives
“Someone isn’t dead until they are warm and dead.” That was the first eye-opening nugget of wisdom on day one […]
Julia Docker
Feb 3, 20162 min read


Deferred payment arrangements, underestimating spending & a new head honcho
It’s been another busy week for the Informed Choice team, with Nick and Shelley giving a presentation about inheritance tax […]
Julia Docker
Jan 29, 20161 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


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


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


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


Introducing our new Financial Planning Director
We are pleased to announce that Shelley McCarthy has been promoted to become our new Financial Planning Director. Shelley, a […]
Julia Docker
Jan 4, 20161 min read


What happened at Informed Choice in 2015?
It’s been another exceptional year for the team at Informed Choice as we continue to deliver our Financial Planning and […]
Julia Docker
Dec 29, 20152 min read


Martin becomes Accredited Later Life Adviser
Informed Choice managing director Martin Bamford has become an Accredited Later Life Adviser. The Later Life Adviser Accreditation is the […]
Julia Docker
Dec 22, 20151 min read


Our 10 most popular blog posts this year
Towards the end of each year we like to review the past twelve months before we look forward to the […]
Julia Docker
Dec 21, 20152 min read


No regrets, confusing state pension & US Fed interest rates
As we edge ever closer to Christmas, the Informed Choice team enjoyed their Christmas lunch this week at the Richard […]
Julia Docker
Dec 18, 20151 min read


House price predictions, YOLO spending & awful wealth managers
It’s nearly Christmas! At least it’s starting to feel that way. The Informed Choice office closes on Wednesday 23rd December […]
Julia Docker
Dec 11, 20151 min read


Charity fundraising, cello recital & an unexpected windfall
One of our core values here at Informed Choice is giving something back to the local community. We had an […]
Julia Docker
Dec 4, 20152 min read


Jigsaw Run raises £5,000 for local charity
On Sunday morning, we were pleased to once again support the Jigsaw Run 10k, which this year raised around £5,000 […]
Julia Docker
Dec 2, 20152 min read


This week at Informed Choice
Are assets managers competing effectively to deliver good value for money? That’s one question being asked by the Financial Conduct […]
Julia Docker
Nov 27, 20151 min read


Christmas Lights, Chartered titles & financial trousers
We’re gearing up for Christmas here at Informed Choice, with the big Cranleigh Christmas Lights Switch On taking place tomorrow. We […]
Julia Docker
Nov 20, 20151 min read


Martin becomes a Chartered Wealth Manager
We are very pleased to announce that our managing director Martin Bamford has become a Chartered Wealth Manager. The Chartered […]
Julia Docker
Nov 17, 20152 min read
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