All Archives - Page 6 of 18

Budget 2024

March 8, 2024

Despite being within a year of the next General election, this Budget contained relatively little that affects financial planning. The two much-trailed measures attracting headlines, the reduction of the National Insurance rate and the British ISA, whilst welcome, were both relatively insignificant and are unlikely [...]

All

Financial pitfalls primarily impacting women

February 22, 2024

Research¹ has shone a spotlight on the financial challenges that prevent women from accumulating the same wealth as their male counterparts. The report found that having children continues to have a disproportionately large impact on women’s finances, as do other life events such as the [...]

All

Powering up your pension this year

February 14, 2024

Paying a lump sum into a pension can be a particularly effective way to save for your future. If you have accumulated extra money from a windfall, work bonus or through saving, now could be the ideal time to power up your pension with a [...]

All

Economic Review – January 2024

February 8, 2024

UK economy rebounds in November Official statistics show the economy returned to growth in November, although analysts believe it remains a close call as to whether or not the UK will once again manage to avoid a recession. Figures released last month by the Office [...]

All

The value of advice: much more than the bottom line

January 30, 2024

The true value of financial advice clearly goes well beyond simply maximising the monetary value of a client’s portfolio. As we progress through life’s journey, the major events that confront us all certainly come with financial costs. However, they also generate an array of emotions [...]

All

Residential Property Review – January 2024

January 26, 2024

Falling mortgage rates bolster housing market  Hope seems to be on the horizon for the housing market as the year gets off to a promising start. The decision from many mortgage lenders to reduce rates seems to have had the desired effect, as buyer interest [...]

All

Thomson Tyndall Investment Thoughts Q1 2024

January 16, 2024

Sometimes stock markets appear to change direction because they have simply run out of either optimism or pessimism. There are of course good underlying reasons why stock markets rise and fall, but they also present an interesting history of the patterns of collective human behavior… [...]

All

Get the right protection in 2024

January 15, 2024

A new year is an ideal time to reassess your finances, especially if you’ve recently experienced some life changes. Make sure that a review of your protection insurance is near the top of your to do list in 2024. Get protected The right protection for [...]

All

Planning for a secure financial future

January 5, 2024

Over the past 12 months, the cost-of-living crisis has put significant pressure on household budgets and knocked many people’s confidence in their future financial prospects. Research, however, shows that planning is a key driver of positivity about our financial futures; so, as a new year [...]

All

Residential Property Review – December 2023

January 2, 2024

Sellers knock £18,000 off asking prices Sellers accepted an average discount of £18,000 on their property sale in November 2023 – the highest average price cut in five years. This is according to property portal Zoopla, which stated that high mortgage rates are continuing to [...]

« Previous 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 … 18 Next »