A Greater Birmingham firm of independent financial advisers (IFA) has launched a training scheme to provide new career opportunities in the profession. As part of it, Eastcote Wealth Management (EWM) has linked with Aston University to secure some of the...

The current pension Lifetime Allowance is threatening to play havoc with group life assurance schemes – popular with many companies. Employers need to be up to speed on the different types of schemes available and consider if their employees are...

The Scottish Widows Retirement Report is now in its 14th year and is always a good barometer of whether people are saving enough for their old age. With the 2018 one recently out, it is a mixed picture. More young...

The stock-market correction of early February was closely followed by another one in March making the first quarter of 2018 a jittery period for many investors. Firstly, it was fears of swifter than expected interest rate rises causing the setbacks...

Tax changes are providing further evidence of the advantages of pension contributions versus dividends for owners of small and medium sized enterprises. This is particularly pertinent because the annual dividend allowance is reducing from £5,000 to £2,000 in April and...

The emerging markets appear key to world economic growth, but are they key to stock market performance? The global economy is set to expand by 3.1 per cent in 2018, slightly up from three per cent last year, the World...

No-one has the power to transcend death but recent ISA rule changes have in effect done exactly that. They came into being last month and are greatly beneficial for surviving spouses. It means they may be able to save thousands...

There is an endless fascination with the Royal Family’s finances. Yet a cost/benefit analysis is almost impossible, dependent on imponderables and guestimates. We have just witnessed the vastly expensive wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle but no-one truly knows...