Today’s Blog

If you have a significant equities portfolio you might think about splitting the funds in two so you get the benefits of two stock brokers’ advice. You can also compare prices and squeeze more value out of your existing stock brokers. Especially if you also have an...

Personalised Service

I agree with the comments made by the Chairman of the Council of Mortgage Lenders in the following article http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/mortgages/cml-says-lenders-should-focus-on-service-not-sales/1053440.article I would like to see more support from the regulator...

Today’s Blog

I laughed when I read the following article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18032740 given the dismal performance by the regulator of the PPI miss-selling scandal I think it is only right and proper that the Government decline to tax any interest payments...

Today’s Blog

The following article really does support what I have been banging on for years. The Banks are not trustworthy and the regulatory oversight has been woefully inadequate. It is a shame in one way that the UK legal system does not have punitive damages unlike the USA....

Barclay’s & PPI

As a Barclay’s shareholder I am furious with the Bank’s PPI miss-selling. I read in the following article that Barclay’s has set aside a further £300 million....

Today’s Blog

I agree with the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) that pension projections should be simplified. Simplicity is an underrated virtue. Sometimes less is more for clients. If you bombard them with huge amounts of information they will become confused and absorb...