by Paul Mitchell | May 6, 2022 | News, Tips & Advice
House hunters who raced to outbid each other in the post-pandemic property rush are being caught out as the market starts to cool. Some Covid relocators who left the capital are now finding their homes are worth hundreds of thousands of pounds less than they paid for...
by Paul Mitchell | Apr 8, 2022 | News
Companies and directors have rushed to bring forward bonuses and dividends to lock in lower rates of National Insurance and dividend tax. Accountants have reported a spate of clients in need of tax planning services to save money before the Chancellor’s changes. Mr...
by Paul Mitchell | Mar 8, 2022 | Plan Well, Tips & Advice
According to consumer group Which?, the price tag of a happy retirement is £305,000. Someone who wants a “comfortable” retirement would need at least £19,000 per year or £26,000 for a couple. Savers need their pensions to provide £12,548 per year. In addition to the...
by Paul Mitchell | Mar 8, 2022 | News, Uncategorized
Even in a flat stock market, these funds would together charge their customers £463m in fees. Each had six funds in the list of 86 “dogs”. Overall, SJP’s poorest performers handled £5.7bn. The largest of its dog funds was the £2bn Global Equity fund, which charges...
by Paul Mitchell | Feb 8, 2022 | Plan Well, Tips & Advice
Since 1911 workers have paid National Insurance which, as the name suggests, was intended to fund various benefits to support the needy in society. Originally, sick or unemployed workers could make a claim on the fund, but today NI is used to pay for a much wider set...
