Here’s our short guide for you, we’ve borrowed the best bits from the Money Advice Service guide
You’ll probably need some actual cash for taxis etc, even if you’re going all inclusive. There are some great rates online – they deliver it to you. …
Because we're excellent.
But we’re likely to say that.
I mean, we would say that, wouldn't we? But, as it happens, we have some evidence for it:
At Parsonage we understand that independent opinions and reviews really matter so we invite our customer…
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Because we do this every day.
What do you mean ‘this’? What do you actually do?
‘This’ means helping you to get your money into good shape, to be financially ready for the future.
We are objective about your finances and that helps us to guide you…
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Yes.
Financial advice is for rich people.
But it's not only for rich people.
Firstly, ask yourself who do you think of when you read the words ‘rich people’?
Do you think of somebody that you know?
Do you think of celebrities or business owners?…
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Life is what happens to you
While you're busy making other plans”
- Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy), John Lennon
Are you asking yourself if you should you plan for the future? Have you…
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Our blogs in the first few weeks of our campaign have got us in good control of our cash. We have set simple financial goals. We have begun to save what we can towards those goals, we’ve thought about our financial futures an…
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Good question.
‘Pension’ doesn’t make sense as a word, does it?
If Apple were to reinvent pensions the way they reinvented computer software as apps they might go for naming them ‘tomorrow spender’ or something l…
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Saving makes you fitter and thinner and more popular.
Okay maybe not completely, but it's sort of true.
Saving money puts you in charge of some simple things. The secret that we have learned over time is that having that money saved really does make …
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Money is important. Whatever you think of it, having enough money is important.
But Saving is not really fun.
Saving for tomorrow means choosing to do without something today, and that is a difficult habit to get into. I don't know what it feels like…
This blog post is for you if you would like a ‘plain English’ explanation of the property fund suspensions, levies, postponed surrenders and property fund penalties that we have heard about recently.
In early July, property funds began to announce s…
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The news this morning has shocked stock markets and we understand that you will want to know how your investments will be affected.
You might be wondering if you should sell out until the trouble blows over. We expect lots of ups and downs in the nex…
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The News often seems to affect stock market returns and the Brexit referendum on 23rd June is no different to that. There is certainly a lot of news on this topic, and quite right too; it is important. But are we missing a bigger picture? Perhaps. Let'…
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Now that Schroders are in charge, they have now turned their attention to making changes to their range of UK OEICs and unit trusts.
Some of the fund names have changed, for example, the Strategic Bond funds are now named ‘Strategic Credit funds’.
In…
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The 2014 budget has given us some very useful surprises, but what do they mean for you? Read on if ‘retirement’ will be in the next 12 months for you, because this could make a big difference.
Pensions have seen very welcome changes for those who did …
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You may have noticed coverage in the press that the annual allowance for pension contributions – ‘pension input amounts’ – will reduce from £50,000 to £40,000 for the next tax year… having already reduced from £255,000 to £50,000 in April 2011.
The pr…
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Q: When is £121,665 the same as £127,628?
A: When the difference is £18, of course.
Okay. It’s rubbish as a joke or a maths question but I’ve been puzzled by this for some time now.
The question I’m grappling with is ‘Should your financial advice fe…
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Recent research by insurance giant Prudential has claimed that thousands of people will retire into poverty this year. Almost 20% of people taking their state pension this year will be entering retirement on a total income of less than £8,254. (The le…
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Many people, some say up to 1 in 3 retirees don’t shop around to buy their Annuity at retirement – and the Financial Services Authority want to understand why this is the case. By declaring health and lifestyle conditions you can boost the annuity rate…
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There is to be a new Governor of the Bank of England in July, Mr Mark Carney takes over. The face is not the only thing changing, he promises big changes to policy.
Mr Carney, the man headhunted by Chancellor George Osborne to kick-start the British e…
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This is a simple check list of financial tips to help you to get your personal finances in order.
Pay off your credit cards every month – sounds simple but there is no point in saving if you have borrowings and this type of short term loan is very e…