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“Should Rishi Sunak’s recent net zero pivot be of concern?'”
The answer to the headline question should be, of course, a big, fat ‘Yes!’ Of course you can, and...
“Are Brits too reliant on inheritance for their retirement plans?”
The answer is, in many cases, probably yes, and as less and less of the next generations have or...
“Gen Z turn to family and TikTok instead of advisers”
There was an interesting discussion on one of the many online forums for we advisers, on the...
“UK economy slides by a steeper-than-expected 0.5% in July”
All sorts of mixed economic news for our little-old economy this week. There was ’negative growth’...
“John Lewis foray into BTR could result in losses of £57m”
I did predict a while ago that Waitrose Homes rather than Waitrose Home Deliveries could be the...
“Arrest of alleged spy raises questions around UK’s China policy”
If you’ve read Ben MacIntyre’s “The Spy and the Traitor”, you’ll know that Russia, then the Soviet...
“Should you fix your mortgage forever?”
In the US (and, randomly, Denmark) it’s the norm to fix-rate your mortgage for the life of your...
“Treasury yields and dollar rise as investors assess interest rate outlook”
All the fund manager presentations are focusing, not on interest rates, but they’re controlling...
“Brits will find it harder to retire comfortably in the UK, study claims”
Here’s more on that self-same Advice Gap. One reason that many correctly think it will become...
The Advice Gap (again)
The Advice Gap has been much discussed in the world of financial services and advice in recent...
“Santander tightening buy-to-let affordability ‘disaster’ for market”
It’s not just spiralling interest rates which are affecting buy to lets. These have meant that...
“Fixed rate mortgage crunch could force over-55s back to work”
More of the Law of Unexpected Consequences. Apparently, over 400,000 over 50s have ‘left the...
“Treasury collects £2.6bn in 13 weeks as IHT receipts rise”
Any government’s enthusiasm for controlling inflation must be tempered by its benefits to the...
“UK drivers shocked as car insurance costs soar by up to 90%”
Here’s a bit of inflation you may have missed if your car insurance renewal date hasn’t come...
“Rishi Sunak commits to retention of state pension triple-lock”
The cynical might say that newly arrived in power and with five years ahead in which bad stuff can...