HM Revenue & Customs’ most recent figures show a total of £21.7bn has been cashed in from pension pots since the freedoms were introduced in April 2015. There has been a steady increase in the funds being withdrawn year on year with almost five million withdrawals having now been made using the pension freedoms. There […]

Had a great day last Monday when I attended the UKSIF Investment Conference in London. One of the main points to come out throughout the day was the need for us to change from a Linear society to a Circular society, in other words the need to recycle. I had never thought of putting it that […]

“It isn’t where you came from. It’s where you’re going that counts.”  –  Ella Fitzgerald, American Jazz Singer – 25 April 1917 to 15 June 1996

I’m in London today and looking forward to attending the UKSIF (UK Sustainable Investment and Finance) Association’s annual conference. Ethical, Sustainable Investment and Socially Responsible Investing has because more and more important to many people in recent years and I am hoping to increase my knowledge by my attendance and become more of an expert […]

A leading Investment House sent me an email today which I thought would be of interest.  As they say, unless you’ve been living under a rock, Brexit, and turmoil within Theresa May’s cabinet, has dominated most news feeds this week. Looking past all the noise, nothing much has changed yet. A deal has finally been […]

Don’t count the days. Make the days count.     Muhammed Ali