Often referred to as ‘the sandwich generation’, many 40 to 60 year olds can find themselves providing financial assistance not only to their children, but also to their mums and dads. With increased life expectancy, many older people can expect to live well into their 80s and 90s, but may require assistance with daily living […]
With Brexit now less than a year away, how insular are your investments? Brexit – or more accurately the start of the transition/implementation period of the UK leaving the EU – begins on 29 March 2019. By the end of the following year, the UK’s remaining links to the EU are due to be […]
There are advantages to planning your ISA investments around the start of the tax year. With ISAs all the taxation benefits occur after investment is made, yet the focus is often on year-end contributions. Various articles on ISAs filled the weekend press in March, and are set to re-emerge like a financial sign of […]
Important changes for venture capital schemes and enterprise investment have recently come into effect. New ‘risk-to-capital’ conditions apply to investments in venture capital trusts (VCTs), enterprise investment schemes (EISs) and seed enterprise investment schemes (SEISs). The changes took effect on 15 March 2018, when the Finance Act 2018 received Royal Assent. Broadly speaking, an […]
The Chancellor’s Spring Statement on 13 March was, as promised, a low-key event. Last autumn, Mr Hammond announced he would have only one ‘fiscal event’ each year – an autumn Budget. The Spring Statement would become a response to revised projections from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The Treasury has had to provide […]
To be successful, investors need an attitude of healthy optimism. This idea is based on simple logic which is backed by evidence. Securities have delivered positive returns in the past and it’s reasonable to expect that they will continue to post positive returns in the future. However, it is not reasonable to expect returns to […]
