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How the changes coming in this tax year will affect you

How the changes coming in this tax year will affect you

March 1, 2019

Preparation and planning is key to good money management. Knowing what’s coming up means you can prepare and adjust before things happen, rather than rushing to get things arranged at the last minute. On 6 April the new tax year begins, so ahead of the inevitable flurry of advice in late March, here’s a look at the income-related changes that are on the way so that you can plan ahead.

Category: Financial News & Events, Financial Planning

 
 
How to turn £15k into £1m for your children

How to turn £15k into £1m for your children

February 22, 2019

Anybody from a new-born baby until they are in their 60s can have a pension – you can even set one up in your baby’s name and pay into it from the day of their birth! The beneficiary can’t access their pension until retirement age, so your children can’t use it to buy a car or a house or to pay for university. So why would you consider starting one for your child?

Category: Financial Planning, Goal Setting, Saving & Investing

 
 
 
 
Planning your financial goals for the year

Planning your financial goals for the year

February 8, 2019

Around 10% of the year has already flown by – but that means there’s still 90% of it left to make your mark on 2019 and take control of your financial goals. If you resolved to do just that, then it’s time to be resilient, set a strategy, focus on your outcome and take consistent steps towards it.

Category: Goal Setting

 
 
Your best three investments for 2019

Your best three investments for 2019

February 4, 2019

How are you getting on with your new year’s resolutions, we’re a few weeks in now and for many of you, your resolutions include financial goal-setting. It’s also the time of year when we are hit with all sorts of predictions on what stocks or investment strategies are going to work best in the coming year, so I thought I would add mine to your list.

Category: Saving & Investing

 
 
Teaching your child the value of money

Teaching your child the value of money

February 1, 2019

We don’t receive financial education at school, so teaching children about money starts at home. That can seem scary if you’re not good with money yourself, but with a simple pocket money system you can easily show your children strategies which help them learn and grow their own money management skills.

Category: Money Management

 
 
Don’t Delay, self-assess today

Don’t Delay, self-assess today

January 25, 2019

The 31 January deadline for submitting online self-assessment tax returns is suddenly looming large. If you’re not one of the 10,000 or so people who submitted their returns on Christmas Day or Boxing Day – no, me neither – and you still haven’t done it yet, then it’s time to get moving on your return.

Category: Financial Planning

 
 
How to manage your credit card debt

How to manage your credit card debt

January 17, 2019

It’s that time of year when credit card debt looms large – and for many, that means worries about their finances. Recent research showed that people take on average until May to pay off their Christmas. Follow my steps to say goodbye to your credit card debt.

Category: Debt Repayment, Money Management

 
 
Jeff Bezos interview

Jeff Bezos interview

January 8, 2019

Amazon was the first trillion dollar company in the world ever!  Not many people know who founded the company, or anything about the man behind Amazon, the company that influences the lives of so many of us. Here is one of my favourite interviews with Jeff Bezos, where he opens and speaks freely about so many aspects of his life and success.

Category: Financial News & Events

 
 
 
 
 
How responsible are companies for employee’s financial wellbeing?

How responsible are companies for employee’s financial wellbeing?

December 20, 2018

Debt is crippling. It clogs us up. It hinders us. It weighs us down. It enslaves us and it makes us unable to manoeuvre, often leading to mental health issues. Employers have a moral responsibility to look after the financial wellbeing of their employees and to ensure they are at least financially literate.

Category: Money Management

 
 
 
The effect Brexit is having on the exchange rates

The effect Brexit is having on the exchange rates

December 14, 2018

It’s predicted that the pound could slide further against the euro because of Brexit. But if you look back over the past decade of exchange rates between the two currencies, the reality is a little different than some headlines would have you believe.

Category: Saving & Investing

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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