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If you are a higher or additional rate taxpayer, there is a simple way to avoid HMRC “taking” as much tax from you. This is claiming the tax relief you are eligible for on your pension contributions. Despite this being free money, research published in Pensions Age revealed thousands of people do not claim their extra
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Earlier this week we highlighted a report looking at another case of investors losing vast sums of money. They had put money into investments that had little hope of producing the returns being promised to them. You should always be on the lookout for scams. However, the types of investments we are talking about here
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The State Pension is a vital source of income for millions of retired people across Britain. If you are looking to get more income in retirement, a good place to start is with your State Pension. It is important to know how the system, which can be complex, works. If you are not receiving the
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The Personal Finance Society, the largest professional body for individual financial advisers in the UK, held its annual awards ceremony last night. They recognise and celebrate outstanding individuals and firms who strive to deliver exceptional consumer outcomes within the financial planning profession. During these awards, I (Nicholas Grogan) am proud to have been named Investment
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Following the release of the September inflation figures the increases in the State Pension from April 2022 can be calculated The State Pension and new State Pension are usually increased each April by the “Triple Lock” which is the higher of: Annual CPI from the September before the increase; 3-month average wage growth to July
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We are committed to helping our clients better appreciate the value and benefits of financial planning. One of the ways we do this is by using lifetime financial forecasting, which we also refer to as cash-flow modelling. This enables us to help our clients understand their financial planning needs better. This is because it allows
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We personalise the advice we give to our clients as much as possible. Our financial planning process is all about collaboration. We seek to understand where you are, what you want from life, and any concerns you have. Your goals and priorities are unique to you. Once we have done some analysis, we will have
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Our Investment Committee recently convened. Its responsibility is to oversee the investments we recommend. In other words, governance. An essential part of this is to review our investment philosophy which we covered in an earlier post. Our investment philosophy has developed somewhat since then, but the central pillars remain the same. What is your investment
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Economic growth Signs of slower growth than some had originally expected, amid supply constraints and a Covid-19 resurgence, have led to lower growth forecasts for the United States. Expectations are that the US should reach its pre-pandemic growth trend in the first quarter of 2022, rather than late 2021. Across the euro area, hospitalisations appear to have
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In September 2020, annual inflation in the UK was running at 0.5% on the CPI measure and 1.1% using the old RPI yardstick. At the time price rises were the least of our worries. 12 months later and inflation has become a hot topic. The latest (August) figures are 3.2% CPI and 4.8% RPI. The
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