I often talk about the fact that investment markets can fall as well as rise, and that holding a long-term position and not panicking...

Media hype about stock market falls can make even the most calm and collected investors start to feel nervous. When stock markets...

Ever since a disastrous period for early unregulated schemes in the late 1980s and early 1990s, equity release has continually suffered...

I was completely overwhelmed by the response to my last blog ‘5 Lessons I have learnt from Cancer – So Far’. I have received many kind...

I am a great believer in seeing the positive in any situation – but I have to admit that, over the last couple of months, my ability to...

It seems like only a few days ago that we were preparing for the Christmas break and thinking ahead to plans for the new year, but here...

Your net worth and access to financial resources are very different to your ability to take control of your finances and manage your...

There has been much debate over when the Bank of England will raise interest rates and this month is tipped to be the month by many industry

As a company, our purpose is to enhance levels of well-being in society by aligning personal finances with personal values. There is a...

Life seems to become ever busier and I usually find myself rushing from one activity to the next without much choice over what comes...

Since writing this post the Government has confirmed it will reintroduce all the measures dropped from the Finance Bill 2017. It also...

This week saw the introduction of the new Lifetime ISA, we have had a number of enquiries from clients interested in learning more so I...

It’s Sunday and it’s mother’s day, if ever I had an excuse to laze about in bed then today was the day. But instead I woke up early, keen...

The fun and festivities of Christmas give most of us a break from the routines that occupy our daily lives. Before we get too far...

With more than slight trepidation I have started planning my first book! Over 15 years of advising clients I have become aware of a real...

I can’t claim to know much about any particular religion, I didn’t attend church as a child and my lasting memory of RE lessons at school...

In his 2014 Reith lecture Series, Dr Atul Gawande explores the nature and progress of failure in medicine. I listened to the lectures on...

My first experience of Independent Financial Advisers was what ultimately led me to a career in Financial Planning. Not because the...