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Zoom is a video meeting app which is like skype but works on any device. All you need is a device with a camera, a screen, a microphone and speakers. This could be a laptop, tablet, or your phone. It is safe and secure. It works very well, and also allows us to share screens.
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Further to the recent government announcements and in the interest of staff, their families, and our clients, we will have a reduced team in the office. Also, all client face to face meetings are suspended over the short term. Any staff who are not in the office will be working remotely. If you have a
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It is an unbelievable 500 days since the last Budget in October 2018. The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has only been in the job a few weeks and to say the Budget will have represented a challenge for him is a massive understatement. Even more so given current world events. Budget Day started with an announcement
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As you might imagine, this is a question clients ask us often. A rule of thumb is the “4% rule”. This means on a £100,000 pot you would withdraw £4,000 and increase the withdrawals each year with inflation. Taking any more runs the risk of the pot dwindling and running dry within 30 years. We
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Every year, thousands of people lose millions of pounds due to investment scams. Technological advances mean scams are becoming more common and harder to identify. There are some warning signs you can use to avoid falling victim to scammers. Investment scams aim to get unsuspecting people to hand over money. They can seem legitimate, appearing
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It is natural to see headlines about world markets falling and to worry about your portfolio. While it is never fun to see your portfolio take a hit, losses are a normal part of investing. Over the last near eight years, our portfolios have fallen in value a significant portion of the time. A key
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The returns you can get from your money can mean different things to different people. To some, getting better returns is something to boast about. We believe returns are meaningless unless they go towards making your life better in some way. This can be being able to retire earlier or being able to help loved
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When taking an income from your pension pot, you will start with two choices. Do you want to hand over your money to an insurance company and they will pay you an income for the rest of your life? Or do you want to keep a pot of money from which you decide how much
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A survey of 2,000 people reveals we spend 110 hours a year think about what might have been. Eight out of ten believe their lives would be better if they had taken more risks. The most common regrets were: Not saving more when younger Not keeping in touch with old friends Not taking the plunge
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On Friday 7th February, the House of Commons Library (HoCL) issued a briefing paper entitled ‘Reform of Pension Tax Relief’. The following day the front page of the Financial Times (FT) ran a headline “Javid eyes tax raid on high earners”. The article suggested restricting tax relief on contributions to 20% could “raise more than
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