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Time for a spring clean? How about ‘death cleaning’ your finances?

April 17, 2025

Could your finances benefit from a spring clean? You could take your cue from the Swedes. They believe in ‘döstädning,’ or ‘death cleaning.’ It sounds pessimistic, but it involves decluttering your belongings to reduce the burden you leave behind to loved ones. The philosophy gained [...]

Investments

Start the new tax year strong

April 10, 2025

The new tax year is a great opportunity to take charge of your finances and set yourself up for financial peace of mind by knowing you have a plan in place. By planning ahead and making the most of available allowances, you can optimise your [...]

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Thomson Tyndall – Tariff and Recent Market Movements

April 8, 2025

Whilst we try not to be short-term in our thinking, given the extreme market movements over the past few days we thought it would be helpful to provide a brief update to address investor concerns about the recent market falls and the effects these are [...]

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Thomson Tyndall Investment Thoughts Q2 2025

April 8, 2025

Whilst we are not yet halfway through the year, 2025 has shown how uncertainty can drive sentiment and volatility in markets. At times like this, where headlines are extreme and unreliable, it is important to focus on the difference between speculating and investing. Our focus [...]

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Spring Statement 2025

March 28, 2025

“A serious plan for growth” On 26 March, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered her Spring Statement unveiling updated economic forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), announced further reductions to welfare spending and confirmation of a rise in defence spending. The Chancellor [...]

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Advised investors are ‘less vulnerable’

March 20, 2025

Investors who receive financial advice are four times less likely to be vulnerable than the general population, according to analysis¹. The study looked at a cohort of more than 5,000 advised investors, assessing them using a psychometric financial wellbeing questionnaire. Designed by an in-house behavioural [...]

Pensions

The changing face of retirement – as the traditional ‘hard-stop’ is consigned to history

March 13, 2025

Catalysed by the 2011 abolition of the Default Retirement Age, a combination of economic and socio-demographic trends are changing people’s outlook to retirement; and this, in turn, is heightening the need to adopt a more fluid approach to retirement planning. Carry on working Research¹ suggests [...]

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End of tax year IHT recap – gen up on gifting allowances

March 6, 2025

Recent HMRC data shows that IHT receipts rose to £4.3bn during the period from April to September 2024, a £400m increase on the same period the previous year. With 27% of 18 to 34-year olds (1.1 million people) holding out for an inheritance before going [...]

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Narrowing the gender protection gap

February 27, 2025

You’ve probably heard about the gender pay gap. You may even have heard about the gender pension gap. But did you know there is also a gender protection gap? Women are typically less likely than men to have insurance that protects them financially against the [...]

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Don’t invest under the ‘finfluence’

February 18, 2025

People are increasingly seeking financial guidance on social media. While financial influencers – or ‘finfluencers’ – can be useful in raising awareness around financial matters, there is also a darker side to the growth of unregulated advisers. Social media age In the UK, more than [...]