Worldwide Financial Planning

Friday morning saw another piece of poor economic data for the UK: retail sales slowed 1.4% quarter on quarter. We have also seen two consecutive months of decline in the index of production, whilst inflation is over the BoE's target, with the potential for further rises to come.

With the Easter holidays upon us, and the Summer season on the way, I thought I would cover the ways to save significantly on holiday purchases, and rather than paying banks, you might enjoy an extra few bottles of wine here and there.

Many used a mortgage to top up their purchase, but with the new government’s ever changing goalposts, borrowers are being crippled with a frightening financial imprisonment.

This week geopolitics comes to the fore, with a potentially momentous meeting between Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping being overlaid with the US missile attack on Syria.

For many people, most in fact, a pension fund will be the second biggest asset of value that they own beyond a property. For some, it may be worth more than their property. These assets not only benefit the owner during their lifetime, but also their partner and now even children thanks to the much changed pension death benefit options.

Whilst a smaller member of the EU, the risk of Greece leaving, especially after the Brexit news, would have a considerable impact on markets through the potential for contagion.