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Paying for further education
- 2nd December 2021
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Financial Planning
No CommentsCareful planning to understand the costs. Every parent wants to give their child the best start in life. Whether that’s sending them to the best nursery, the best school, or the best university, an education is a long-term investment in their future. All of these things come at a price and the finances can often
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Tax incentives to get married
- 3rd August 2021
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Family, Financial Planning
The tax breaks that become available when you wed. It’s wedding season and as the chime of church bells becomes more common again after months of lockdown, married couples will be pleased to learn that there’s more than just love in the air when you get married. That’s because tying the knot can come with
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What to do with spare cash after COVID
- 2nd August 2021
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Financial Planning
Ways to release some of that pent-up demand. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, official statistics show that total household savings have increased pretty much across the board. That’s not much of a surprise considering most people have been saving cash working from home, while the three lockdowns we’ve had in
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Give your finances a spring clean
- 5th May 2021
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Financial Planning
Is it time to tidy up your finances this spring? With spring in the air and the 2021/22 financial year just a month old, there’s no better time to take stock of your financial arrangements and see how they’re working for you. Of course, you can check your direct debits or standing orders and cancel
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Financial planning for business owners
- 5th October 2018
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Business, Financial Planning
Financial planning for business owners Achieving your personal goals and looking after your business. You want to do right by the business you’ve built, and by your employees, but you also have to look out for yourself. After all, what’s the point in working so hard if you and your family don’t see the benefits?
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Funding your child’s higher education
- 2nd August 2018
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Financial Planning
Funding your child’s higher education Preparing for the costs of university in the long and short term. In July 2017, the Institute for Fiscal Studies estimated that the average student in England will graduate with a debt of £50,000 – an overwhelming figure for the many parents who want to see their children through university.
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Getting started with financial planning
- 3rd June 2018
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Financial Planning
Getting started with financial planning Spring clean and take charge of your finances. Creating a financial plan usually provides a thorough understanding of your wealth, and can be regularly updated when your circumstances change. Such plans will also help answer one of life’s most burning financial questions: whether or not your money will last a
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Financial planning in retirement
- 1st September 2016
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Financial Planning, Retirement
Financial planning in retirement A guide to creating an effective financial game plan in retirement. Retirement is a time to be enjoyed. After years of work a person’s retirement is meant for appreciating the important things in life. Unfortunately, many pensioners find themselves worrying about their finances. Age UK estimates that 14% (1.6 million) of
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Financial planning for businesses
- 1st June 2016
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Financial Planning
Financial Planning for Businesses An outline of the basic tenets of financial planning for beginners. Developing a solid financial plan is arguably the single most important feature of running a successful business. You may have the best product on the market, a well thought out marketing campaign and industry contacts your rivals would kill for,