Retirement Planning – A Pleasure or a Pain? All too often people approaching retirement do not place enough importance on personal retirement planning to ensure they take full advantage of the options open to them. I advise my clients to take the time now -- at an early stage in your financial planning process -- [...]
Investments with a difference Planning for your future is crucial, and a good financial planning advisor will work through the right type of investment opportunities for their client’s individual needs; but when a client is looking for something out of the ordinary, there are numerous options that provide an alternative to the three more traditional [...]
How important is life cover for your Family? You never know what is around the corner and in truth nobody really wants to think about getting sick or dying, but life is full of unexpected events and protecting your family is one of the most essential financial decisions you can make. You need to ask [...]
How to find the right financial advisor Picking a financial advisor is not an easy task. With the increasing complexity of financial products and recent volatility in the global markets, professional financial advice is arguably more important now than ever. Deciding on the right advisor for you is not a step that should be taken [...]
Active or Passive Investing – which is better? In the past couple of decades, passive investing has become the strategy of choice for many investors, who are satisfied by duplicating market returns instead of trying to beat them. However, most investment advisers still recommend actively managed portfolios for a substantial element of their clients’ portfolios. [...]
