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When the intangible becomes tangible
One of the challenges that we face as Financial Planners is that most of what we deal with is intangible. […]
Julia Docker
Mar 6, 20202 min read
Are you dreaming enough?
I have a confession. When I wake up in the morning, I have no recall of any dream that I […]
Julia Docker
Mar 4, 20202 min read
March 2020 Investment & Economic Update
In our latest monthly investment update for March 2020, we take a look at how the global investment markets, economy […]
Julia Docker
Mar 2, 20204 min read
When markets fall, withdrawal rates can go up
We’ve previously covered the concept of withdrawal rates, and, in particular, safe withdrawal rates for retirement income seekers. One significant […]
Julia Docker
Mar 2, 20202 min read
It’s OK to feel unsettled
Investors are reacting to the growing threat of a coronavirus pandemic, with a sixth consecutive day of stock market declines. […]
Julia Docker
Feb 27, 20203 min read
Budget tax raising possibility
There’s a Budget coming, which could feature some exciting announcements, including the possibility of Budget tax raising. Newly appointed Chancellor […]
Julia Docker
Feb 26, 20203 min read
End of Year Tax Planning for Retirement Income Seekers
At this time of year, we are bombarded by reminders that the end of the tax year is coming. You […]
Julia Docker
Feb 25, 20203 min read
What’s your biggest Financial Planning question?
We’re in the business of providing answers to the biggest Financial Planning question for each client. When clients work with […]
Julia Docker
Feb 21, 20202 min read
Why the polluter never pays
As a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorised and regulated firm, we are required to have several arrangements in place to […]
Julia Docker
Feb 7, 20202 min read
Understand needs and wants
What is the difference between a need and a want? At a recent conference run by Distribution Technology, a senior […]
Julia Docker
Feb 6, 20203 min read
Investment Risk in Retirement – Putting it all together
In the last few blog posts, I’ve considered various aspects of investment risk in retirement, looking at how risk is […]
Julia Docker
Feb 4, 20202 min read
February 2020 Investment & Economic Update
In our latest monthly investment update for February 2020, we take a look at how the global investment markets, economy […]
Julia Docker
Feb 3, 20203 min read
Measuring Retirement Capacity for Loss
There are two reasons why you should limit the amount of investment risk you might take: -You might not be […]
Julia Docker
Jan 28, 20204 min read
How much involvement should you have in your Retirement Income Plan?
A lot of people take a greater interest in their financial plans once they have stopped work. It’s natural to […]
Julia Docker
Jan 22, 20202 min read
Green Tuesday should replace Blue Monday
This week, we experienced the so-called Blue Monday; a day when, having got over the festivities of Christmas and the […]
Julia Docker
Jan 21, 20203 min read
Deciding how much investment risk you should take in retirement
In this post, I am going to look at how you should, ideally, decide on how much investment risk you […]
Julia Docker
Jan 15, 20204 min read
Retirement investment risk – it isn’t the same!
Before you stop work and start drawing on your hard-earned savings, investment risk is quite a simple thing to understand. […]
Julia Docker
Jan 7, 20204 min read
State pension cut due for thousands in April
Could you experience a cut to your state pension income in April? As many as 11,000 people could see a […]
Julia Docker
Jan 6, 20202 min read
Did this spark the next global recession?
Waking up this morning to see World War Three trending on Twitter wasn’t the most pleasant start to 2020. It […]
Julia Docker
Jan 3, 20202 min read
January 2020 Investment & Economic Update
In our January 2020 investment and economic update, we take a look at how the global investment markets, economy and […]
Julia Docker
Jan 2, 20203 min read
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