As the economy was starting to appear unstable, just before the crash, we went to … …read more…
economy
Discouraging Pensions Freedom Buy-To-Let
The British love affair with rental property combined with the new pension freedoms is … …read more…
EU – Decision Time
EU – Decision Time
The debate for the vote on whether to leave the EU or remain has started. Some people will get emotional and some debate may be … …read more…
Increase Number of Penalties Issued by The Pensions Regulator
There is a big increase in the number of penalties issued by … …read more…
FOS Warns Public as Fraudsters Impersonate
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has issued its third warning in five years over … …read more…
Fortunate That I can speak French
I drive a Nissan Leaf electric car – and received this message from Nissan about a problem … …read more…
Should Financial Planning Keep You Warm?
There is a ‘rule’ that advisers should recommend their clients clear debt before … …read more…
People don’t understand what advice means
Pensions minister Ros Altmann said she is concerned ‘people don’t understand … …read more…
Banks Don’t Have Obligation to Promote Public Good
They create money. They speculate wildly on markets causing economic and social … …read more…
Buy-to-let ‘risks’ warning
Buy-to-let ‘risks’ warning
Today Programme
BBC Radio 4
Sir Jon Cunliffe has also been on the Today … …read more…
Buy to Let and Help to Buy
Buy-to-let landlords and people buying second homes will soon have to pay more in stamp duty, the chancellor has announced.
From April 2016, those in … …read more…
Don’t We All Want a Place to Live?
In his Autumn Statement the chancellor addressed the issue of housing in a way … …read more…
Time to Road Tax my Leaf
One of the real benefits of an all electric car is the cost … …read more…
My Leaf – even more adventurous
Another Thursday to go to see my daughter; this time all the way to … …read more…
UK ethical funds dodging the worst of FTSE’s fall
UK equities have gone through a rough few weeks and the turmoil looks far from … …read more…
Power trains by Dutch windmills?
The Dutch rail network will run entirely on renewable wind energy by 2018. … …read more…
Worcestershire – Financial Boost Hosting European Wheelchair Basketball Championships
As the final count down begins to the European Wheelchair Basketball Championships, to be … …read more…
Cars will charge as they park – wireless?
Wireless charging for electric cars inches closer to reality as … …read more…
Investment Diversification is the Key
As an adviser during the early years of this century, the fashionable thing was … …read more…
Domestic Storage of Electricity has Radical Implications
Demand for electricity from national grids would fall sharply with the … …read more…