Private Medical Insurance (PMI)

by | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive

The thesis in the following article is very interesting http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21183984 . It seems logical that if the work force is fit and healthy that productivity should be higher as there will be fewer days lost to correcting avoidable health...

Annuity Break Even

by | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive

The following article about the average person’s thoughts on their life expectancy and what the actual statistics from the British Government is very interesting. It also relies on some research about the break even point and inflation rates between a level annuity...

Promote Independent Financial Advisors More Effectively

by | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive

I was pleased to read the following article that payment protection insurance policy complaints to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) might have peaked and are on the decline. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22152331 I have written many times about this...

The Worst Of The Financial Crisis Behind Us?

by | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive

Bashing Bankers is very fashionable at the moment. I have written many times about the scandal of miss-selling payment protection insurance by the Banks and the fact the FSA’s response in my personal opinion has been woefully inadequate and far too slow. After reading...

Agreeing With Journalist Alistair Blair

by | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive

I agree with the journalist Alistair Blair in his following article http://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/2012/11/22/comment/no-free-lunch/whose-fault-was-that-4az6YuMZtrtZhUTVYvAQII/article.html much more effort needs to go into gathering evidence of managers of rouge...