Summer shape-up: Steps to financial security
By tackling and focusing on the following steps you have the ability to take control of your personal financial wellbeing.
Client trends March 2020:
Planning requests spike post-Budget;
investors ponder whether now is the time to plough in
High Net Worth Individuals are being quick to reassess their financial affairs post-Budget. They are also putting performance under the microscope as the chill investment winds stemming from the coronavirus outbreak start to really be felt.
Gifting to the next generation
Sam Cowan, Chartered Financial Planner at Charles Stanley, takes a look at some of the most popular ways many parents and grandparents use to make financial gifts and the factors that should be considered to optimise results.
Four ways to get ahead of university fees
University costs are reaching staggering levels, but there are several options proactive parents and grandparents can pursue to help ensure the younger generations don’t start life saddled with huge debts.
Giving to grandchildren through a bare trust
Many people wish to give substantial amounts to grandchildren and a bare trust might provide the perfect solution to many of the tax, control and protection issues holding them back.
Client trends March 2019:
Thoughts turn to ISAs and
tax-efficient investing
ISA season is truly upon us now, but our users are thinking about much more than just how to make the most of their allowances. Tax-efficient investments, wills and how to pass pensions on optimally are also top of the agenda.
Raise your ISA game – ten ways to maximise your wealth
You only have until midnight on 5 April to use your ISA allowance, but there is still plenty of time to ensure your savings are working as hard as they possibly can. Here are our 10 top tips for maximising your ISA
Wealth management
strategies to help with
soaring school fees
Recent news that private school fees have risen by 20% since 2010 may have panicked many parents, yet there are a whole range of strategies […]
Junior ISAs are great savings
news for savvy parents
After significant lobbying from the financial services industry, in November the government agreed to change the rules to allow the transfer of Child Trust Funds […]