Mar/Apr 19 Tips Magazine

New March/April Tips Financial Magazine

The March/April TIPS financial magazine is now available to download on our website and is all about experiencing life to the full. Robert Kiyosaki, the American businessman and author of best-selling book Rich Dad, Poor Dad, once remarked, ‘Making money is common sense. It’s not rocket science. But unfortunately, when it comes to money, common sense…

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Defined Benefit Pension Schemes

Defined Benefit Pension Schemes

A defined benefit pension scheme is one where the amount paid to you is set using a formula based on how many years you’ve worked for your employer and the salary you’ve earned, rather than the value of your investments. If you work or have worked for a large employer or in the public sector,…

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Defined Contribution Pension Schemes

Defined Contribution Pension Schemes

With a defined contribution pension scheme, you build up a pot of money that you can then use to provide an income in retirement. Unlike defined benefit schemes, which promise a specific income, the income you might get from a defined contribution scheme depends on factors including the amount you pay in, the fund’s investment…

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Reviewing Your Needs and Goals

Reviewing Your Needs and Goals

Anything is possible when you manage your money the right way. It’s well worth taking the time to think about what you really want from your investments. Knowing yourself, your needs and goals, and your appetite for risk is a good start. Your focus should be on ensuring that the inevitable bumps along your investment…

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diversified portfolio

Diversified Portfolio

A diversified portfolio is an effective tool for reducing risk and volatility without necessarily giving up returns. When you start investing, or even if you are a sophisticated investor, one of the most important tools available is diversification. Whether the market is bullish or bearish, maintaining a diversified portfolio is essential to any long-term investment…

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Guide to Self-Invested Personal Pensions

We’ve created a guide to self-invested personal pensions (SIPP) to help you take greater control of your retirement plans for the future. It is essential that you start to plan for your retirement as early as possible so that you are able to live comfortably in the knowledge that your lifestyle needs are covered. This…

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Setting Investment Goals

Setting Investment Goals

Setting investment goals can be key to securing your financial future and its vital to create and maintain the right investment strategy to meet them. How much control do you want over your investments? Do you prefer to be in charge, or do you want someone to invest for you? Volatile markets can test your…

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Lasting Powers of Attorney

Lasting Powers of Attorney

It is difficult to comprehend that you would ever lose the ability to manage your own affairs, but mental and physical incapacity can happen to anyone at any time. In England and Wales, a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document that allows you to appoint one or more people to make decisions…

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Tax Relief and Pensions

Tax Relief and Pensions

When it comes to managing money, one of the things some people find most difficult to understand is the tax relief they receive on the payments into their pension. Tax relief means some of your money that would have gone to the Government as tax goes into your pension instead. You can put as much…

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different life events

Different Life Events

The future may seem far away, but you need to start planning early. Regardless of your goals, there are things you can do to increase your chances of success! We look objectively at your plans to provide solutions that work as your priorities change over the years and you go through different life events. Many…

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managing risk

Managing Risk

When it comes to managing risk pensioners are ‘in the dark’ over how to protect their pots if markets tumble. Many retirees are at risk of overlooking their pension finances by falling into an avoidable trap, according to new research. A third (36%) of people keeping their pension invested through retirement could be hit harder…

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wealth sharing between generations

Wealth Sharing Between Generations

Millennials are set to redefine wealth sharing between generations, according to new research [1]. Contrary to expectation, it is not millennials (aged 18-34) who appear to be under the greatest financial strain, with 44% saying they are ‘comfortable’ financially. In fact, the research shows they are trying to do the right thing. Three quarters (73%)…

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