George Kinder: Why happiness matters
Written by James
I'm excited by recent academic studies that suggest we can access more happiness in life by making more money or increasing our social circles as we age.
The news of Hartley Pensions appointment of administrators may not have come as a huge surprise given the recent restrictions imposed on them by the FCA but I believe it is of great significance for the world of SIPPs.
So, is it time to take another look at investing with fund manager Woodford?
The dream of owning your own home is increasingly out of reach for millions...at least the pundits keep telling us that.
As Financial Planners, we have been well trained to help our clients navigate the so-called 'black swan' events of our time. Here I want to address the life planning issues impacted by these events that might be less familiar.
One of the biggest problems with UK financial regulation is that it is reactive, not proactive.
Want some good news for a change? SIPPs. Apart from the small number of toxic ones SIPPs, since their launch over three decades ago, have been a major and often unreported success story.
As we’ve reported this week, some Unite union members at the FCA have staged a two day walkout, believe to be the first strike action in the regulator’s history.
I started my career in financial advice some 35 years ago and have been running our firm with my wife Joanna for the last 20 years as a family business. We still advise clients that we first met three decades ago.
I must confess to having been rather negative about the so-called social media influencers or ‘finfluencers’ as some call them.
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In my last article I questioned just what is “fair and reasonable” when it comes to regulation. This was prompted by a recent FOS determination involving a complaint by a Mr T. against Rowanmoor Pensions.
Financial Planning clients are, mostly, demanding. They are, in the main, successful, professional people; often business owners or entrepreneurs.
The Personal Finance Society has made a timely call for more ‘proportional’ regulation following the publication by the FCA of its new three year business strategy plan, which arrived recently along with news of some chunky fee increases.
Like many this week I was taken aback at the scale of the BSPS pension transfer scandal redress. It’s huge and just the tip of an iceberg.