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Unlocking Your Teachers AVC With Drawdown 22/04/2023 Ged O'Neil Bell When you retire, there are several decisions that need to be made. An important part of retirement planning is deciding how you will fund your lifestyle when you are no longer working. Pensions are t[...] Tagged in Drawdowns, Financial Planning, Teachers AVCs Read more Investment Risk, Reward, and Safety – How to Strike a Balance 21/04/2023 Ged O'Neil Bell It’s easy to put off investing, especially when markets are volatile. But investing for the long-term is the best way to grow your wealth and beat inflation. All investments carry a degree of risk,[...] Tagged in Financial Planning, Investing, Risk, Saving Read more Pound Cost Averaging 21/04/2023 Ged O'Neil Bell Pound cost averaging sounds like investment jargon, but it’s actually a powerful tool. The idea is that instead of investing your money all in one go, you drip feed it into the market over a period [...] Tagged in Financial Planning, Investing, Pound Cost Averaging Read more Market Review – March 2023 03/04/2023 Ged O'Neil Bell Following a fairly optimistic start to the year, market volatility has resumed this month following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Rising inflation and interest rates continue to be key themes, [...] Tagged in Market Updates Read more The Benefits Of A Childs Pension 29/03/2023 Ged O'Neil Bell Planning for retirement and creating security for children are two key goals in financial planning. But many people put off retirement planning until they are well-established in their careers and pos[...] Tagged in Financial Planning, Investing, Junior Pension Read more How to Make the Most of Your ISAs in 2023/2024 24/03/2023 Ged O'Neil Bell Investing in an ISA every year is a great way to benefit from tax-free growth. You can use your ISA to save for future goals, or even to boost your retirement pot. You can contribute up to £20,000 p[...] Tagged in Financial Planning, Investing, ISAs, Saving Read more The Budget – March 2023 16/03/2023 Ged O'Neil Bell The Budget was delivered on 15th March by Jeremy Hunt. It included a number of small changes and a couple of major ones. The biggest surprise was a significant relaxation of pension allowances, altho[...] Tagged in Budget, Financial Updates Read more Six Common Mistakes To Avoid When Writing A Will 07/03/2023 Ged O'Neil Bell Estate planning can be fairly complex, and most of us put off important decisions. But writing your will is the single most important thing you can do to ensure that your assets are passed on to your [...] Tagged in Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Wills Read more Market Review – February 2023 07/03/2023 Ged O'Neil Bell After the optimism of January, and the resulting market rallies, reality has once again set in. Inflation is starting to slow, but still exceeds 10%, with energy prices remaining a huge problem for ho[...] Tagged in Market Updates Read more Why 2023 Could Be a Great Time to Start Investing 07/03/2023 Ged O'Neil Bell To say that 2021 was a “calmer” year in the markets - would be an understatement. We have seen Russia invade Ukraine, rising energy prices in the UK, soaring inflation and ongoing battles with the[...] Read more Market Review – January 2023 01/02/2023 Ged O'Neil Bell Following a bleak December, we have started to see some signs of optimism since the new year. Global markets have rallied and wholesale gas prices have reduced, which offers some hope in the midst of [...] Tagged in Market Updates Read more Inflation Linked Investments 01/02/2023 Ged O'Neil Bell With UK inflation now exceeding 10%, it is more important than ever to make sure your money is not eroded by the cost of living. If you have £10,000 in the bank today, this will not have the same pur[...] Tagged in Bonds, Equity, Inflation, Investing, Investments Read more Six Great Ideas For Saving Money In 2023 01/02/2023 Ged O'Neil Bell It’s always a good time to review your finances and get into better spending habits. Rather than cutting back on the joyful things in life, however, let’s consider some ways to save money that won[...] Tagged in Budgeting, Childcare, Tax Read more Five New Years Planning Resolutions 01/02/2023 Ged O'Neil Bell New Year is a time of new beginnings, and people across the country are packing away their Christmas decorations and dusting off their gym gear. It’s natural to want to bring an element of order and[...] Tagged in Budgeting, Childcare, Investing, Tax Read more Avoiding The Disinheritance Trap 07/01/2023 Ged O'Neil Bell Wills and estate planning can be a complex area and many people put off making decisions. It can be especially complicated for unmarried partners who live together or blended families, as the default [...] Tagged in Disinheritance, Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Wills Read more Tracker Mortgages v Fixed Rate 06/01/2023 Ged O'Neil Bell Borrowing has been relatively cheap over the last ten years. With a base rate of below 1% for most of that time, we have become accustomed to low mortgage rates and negligible returns on savings. But[...] Tagged in Fixed Rate, Mortgage Advice, Mortgages, Teachers Mortgages, Tracker Mortgages Read more Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24