After weeks of speculation, the Autumn Budget finally landed. There were no dramatic changes to pension tax relief or income tax rates, but there were plenty of “quiet” changes that will increase the tax take over time. The broad theme is raising more money by freezing thresholds and increasing tax on savings, investments and property
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The Autumn Budget is coming soon, on Wednesday 26 November. Whether you’re a saver, investor, homeowner, pension holder, or small business owner, the upcoming Autumn Budget on Wednesday, 26 November, is of significant importance to you. This is a preview, not a prediction sheet, and none of it is personal advice. First things first: don’t
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There’s a common idea in investing: when a market story becomes popular enough to land on a major magazine cover, it might be reaching its peak and could soon decline. Notable examples include BusinessWeek’s 1979 cover story titled “The Death of Equities,” right before a long bull market, and The Economist’s 1999 “Drowning in Oil”
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