Legitimate yet effective tax planning

Following recent news about offshore tax avoidance clampdowns, Paul Stanfield, CEO of FEIFA (www.feifa.eu) a Europe-wide trade association for IFAs, and Marketing Director of The Inspire Group (www.inspirefsgroup.co.uk) has written this guest blog.  It provides a useful insight in to

Posted in Mid Life, Pre-retirement, Tax Planning

Divorce and Pensions: 4 main issues

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The following is a guest post by Scott Gallacher, Chartered Financial Planner (Rowley Turton IFA Limited). Dividing marital assets can seem complicated, especially when it comes to divorce and pensions. One worry for many separating couples is the division of

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Top 50 Rated IFAs Revealed

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The eagle eyed among you may have noticed we this weekend announced the first 50 IFAs to receive 10 positive reviews by their clients. The announcement was made via this advertisement in the Times. The 5 most-rated IFAs are currently:

Posted in VouchedFor Updates

End of Tax Year Planning

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There are several ways you can optimise your savings by using your tax allowances before the end of the tax year. Some allowances cannot be transferred over to the next tax year. So,with 5th April fast approaching, you will want

Posted in Tax Planning

Family life insurance and protection policies: Are you protected?

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Have you thought about family life insurance, critical illness cover, and income protection? If your family finances would suffer if you or your partner lost your job, became sick, or passed away, you may want to consider insurance and protection.

Posted in Insurance and Protection, Mid Life, Pre-retirement, Young Families

Look out for IFAs who are “proud to be vouched for”

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We’re announcing today a new award for Independent Financial Advisers who have received 10 or more positive reviews on VouchedFor.co.uk Eligible advisers and firms can display these awards on their website and in marketing literature. If someone clicks the award

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Revealed – IFAs with transparent fees & charges

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We were pleased to read in this weekend’s Independent that a mystery shop exercise identified “independent” financial advice firms – selected by virtue of their advisers’ good client ratings on the VouchedFor website – have embraced new legislation and are being open

Posted in About Financial Advice

What is an annuity?

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Are you wondering: what is an annuity? If you have a pension pot that you need to convert into an income for your retirement, then an annuity may be for you. However, purchasing an annuity is an important decision and you

Posted in Insurance and Protection, Mid Life, Pensions, Pre-retirement, Retired

Retirement Savings Plan: Pensions, ISAs, Property?

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The following is a guest post by Paul Gorman, Chartered Financial Planner (Beaufort Planning). Today’s retirement is very, very different to that experienced by previous generations, and so your retirement savings plan is likely to be different too. Not only are

Posted in General Financial Planning, Mid Life, Pensions, Pre-retirement, Savings

Rate Your IFA & £4 Goes to Young People’s Money Education!

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From today, £4 will be donated to the MyBnk charity each time a client reviews their IFA on VouchedFor.co.uk Any client of any IFA can leave a review, whether good, bad or indifferent! Reviewing your IFA is a great help

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