by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
Anything which encourages people to shop around for a better annuity deal is to be welcomed. The new price comparison service offered by the Lloyd’s Banking Group which is mentioned in the following article...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
I have written many times about how quantative easing has been so adverse for annuity purchasers and people investing in income drawdown investments. The following article shows how adverse it has been for savers in ISAs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21341301 If...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
The following article on the company which makes Blackberry smartphones is an interesting read http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20806486 I remember not so long ago that RIM was a hot stock and a toast of the town in technology stocks. A few years later their...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
The following information was collected from the various London Councils in response to questions posed under the Freedom of Information Act. Council Xmas Tree Related Total Expenditure Comment Barking & Dagenham 64,818.00 Richmond Upon Thames...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
The following article has confirmed an observation I have made that the costs of postgraduate degrees and the devaluation of bachelor degrees will become a significant obstacle to social mobility. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-21357311 It is a sad fact that we...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
As an IFA and Mortgage Broker in London I have known about the huge contraction in interest only mortgages mentioned in the following article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20497388 I believe the FSA has been very cruel towards those people who took out interest...
