Many financial planners fear that people are paying more tax than they need to because they do not fully understand the rules around withdrawing money from their pension. Firstly, when "pension freedoms" came into force back in April 2015, one of the key changes was the introduction of what is known as "Flexible-Access Drawdown". [...]
So, why should you complete a Financial Life Plan and regularly review it? People do not buy pension plans because they want a pension plan! What they want is the lifestyle a pension can bring. Financial Life Planning looks at the purposes for which you want to use your money. Our Financial Designers discuss [...]
City Wire UK, the publishers of the leading professional financial services magazine "New Model Adviser" recently invited Caroline Anstee, Managing Director of Anstee & Co., to express her views on Discretionary Fund Managers (DFM). The article appeared in the magazine on the 3rd January 2019 as follows- Due diligence checks: How to make the DFM [...]
Over the last few years, mortgage lenders have become more amenable to older borrows who are moving into retirement. We have seen mortgage rates improve and there's now greater flexibility in the products available. Traditional mortgage lenders are now will to extend the borrowing term of the mortgage beyond state pension age. The requirement that [...]
