What is Inheritance Tax?
What is Inheritance Tax? Here I am, talking about death again! This time, Estate Planning and inheritance tax (IHT). But what is Inheritance Tax? In simple terms, IHT is a…
Author: Alice Douglass
What is an ethical investment?
What is an ethical investment? An ethical/green/SRI/sustainable investment is one which not only considers the financial returns of a company but also their ethical/SRI credentials. Such investments can either positively…
Where is my money invested?
Within this article, we will look at where money is invested generally. Although there is some control over this in the amount of risk we take, the actual nuts and…
Financial Advice and Divorce
It’s February, the month when love is in the air and couples celebrate Valentine’s Day. So I thought I would talk about Financial Advice and Divorce. People getting divorced will…
New Year – Time to review your finances?
Happy New Year! It’s 2020 a chance to start afresh and do all of those things you said you were going to do last year but didn’t get round to. …
The difference between defined benefit and defined contribution pensions
Since pension freedoms introduced in 2015, there has been an increasing number of people transferring out of Defined Benefit pensions – historically referred to as gold plated pensions. So why have…
How can I take an income from my pension?
If you have a defined contribution pension (where what you pay in dictates what you can take out) rather than a Defined Benefit pension (where your employer pays you a…
London to Paris The ride
In August 2018, I cycled from London to Paris with 3 of my best friends. All of us were cycling for different cancer charities. Between us we have raised over…
100 miles done!
It’s been a while since I have posted about any of my London to Paris training. It has been taking over my life. Since I last posted, I have done…
What is a Pre-nuptial Agreement?
Pre-nuptial Agreements Further to my recent blogs on Financial Planning and Divorce which you can read here: Financial Considerations on Divorce, Pensions and Divorce and Financial Advice and Divorce, this…