Our blogs are a mix of news, views and tutorials, as well as letting off steam when something frustrates us.
Are charges impacting sensible levels of retirement income?
26 Jan 2023
Can you reduce the impact of Budget tax rises on your investments?
25 Nov 2022
As interest rates rise, losing interest in your savings could lose you interest.
04 Nov 2022
Are current events unprecedented, or does history have a habit of repeating itself?
01 Nov 2022
The next instalment from a client grappling with the prospect of imminent retirement.
29 Sep 2022
Are the current economic challenges the same as the 1970s, and is it time to sell?
22 Sep 2022
Will new rules finally push financial firms to always put customers first?
09 Aug 2022
Market losses are usually temporary, but money lost to excessive fees is permanent.
22 Jun 2022
Thoughts from a client covering the mixed emotions stirred up by his forthcoming retirement.
01 Jun 2022
Successful investing relies on managing our emotions, not just risk.
22 Mar 2022
Should you believe advisers who try and sell on claims of outperformance?
25 Nov 2021
The world of ethical investing is just as complicated and nuanced as the underlying issues warming our planet.
05 Nov 2021
The end of the commission system has seen advice charges soar.
07 Oct 2021
There are strong arguments for both tracker and active funds, which camp wins?
14 May 2021
Can Vanguard clean up in the fianncial advice market?
20 Apr 2021
Does being fair in business come at a cost?
19 Apr 2021
Does anyone really have the midas touch?
01 Apr 2021
A complaint about inefficient complaint handling.
11 Mar 2021
Is the fund charges wind finally changing direction?
16 Jan 2021
How much? Average financial pay might surprise you.
11 Jan 2021
The disparity in the performance between certain sectors arising from Covid is staggering.
15 Dec 2020
Are the flaws of investing in commercial bricks and mortar coming to a head?
15 Oct 2020
The risk of fianncial advisers being incentivised to sell.
04 Sep 2020
Does financial advice need to be face to face?
28 Aug 2020
Looking after our clients overrides taking on new ones.
07 Aug 2020
Why is finding a good financial adviser so difficult?
14 Feb 2020
The importance of acting fast when required.
13 Dec 2019
Is consolidation in the financial advice sector detrimental for cleints?
10 Sep 2019
Ethics feel a rare commodity in the world of financial services.
11 Jun 2019
Why has the Woodford Equity Income fund failed?
05 Jun 2019
A simple way for the FCA to bring down the cost of financial advice.
01 May 2019
Transferring between investment platforms may finally be getting easier.
14 Mar 2019
John Bogle transformed investing for many of us.
12 Mar 2019
Nervous about markets? It might be time to phase.
16 Nov 2018
Our low-cost advice service breaks the £100 million barrier.
25 Sep 2018
When investment platforms make things harder, not easier.
16 Jul 2018
Nominee accounts are convenient, but do you understand the risks?
07 Jun 2018
Why robo-advice might fall short.
21 May 2018
Beware the closet tracking funds.
05 Mar 2018
Compensation levies - the good guys pay for the bad ones.
19 Feb 2018
Why doing nothing is sometimes the best choice.
02 Feb 2018
Guaranteed investments seldom work out.
23 Jan 2018
Are variable fund fees the future?
29 Oct 2017
You can't please all people all the time.
20 Jul 2017
Fund managers continue to put their best interests first.
28 Jun 2017
Why money market funds are doomed to struggle.
13 Jun 2017
When high dealing charges rub salt into the wounds.
08 May 2017