by admin | Oct 14, 2019 | News
When it comes to investing, you might have heard that time in the market is better than timing the market.Time in the market is another way of describing long-term investing. Investors with a time horizon of at least five years (and in many cases longer) buy an asset...
by admin | Sep 30, 2019 | News
In July 2015, Mark received a call from someone telling him his house in County Durham was in flames and that a team of firefighters were currently at the scene.He hung up – first, not quite believing what he’d heard was true – it must be a work colleague playing a...
by admin | Sep 16, 2019 | News
You might think pensions are too complicated and you don’t understand them, but the fact is they are a crucial, tax-efficient savings vehicle that can help give enough money to live on in your retirement.Worryingly though, only two thirds of UK adults are currently...
by admin | Sep 2, 2019 | News
Most of us celebrate the start of life and pay tribute to the end of life, but are we placing enough importance on everything in between?If we’re lucky we’ll enjoy certain life events like finding a lifelong partner, marriage / civil partnership, having children,...
by admin | Aug 19, 2019 | News
The more experienced investors among us will know that investing in equities involves a more volatile journey than some other asset classes, such as fixed income.What causes this volatility?When you invest in a bond, you are effectively lending money to the issuer,...
by admin | Aug 5, 2019 | News
When your current mortgage deal comes to an end you might be tempted to do nothing and simply move on to your lender’s Standard Variable Rate (SVR). However, by doing so you could risk your mortgage rate more than doubling.According to Moneyfacts, fixed mortgage deals...
