Are independent financial advisers (IFAs) doing enough to convert people to the cause? It seems not given a Royal London research paper that shows only 26 per cent of the country seeks professional financial advice. In total, 39 million adults...

Forty-three per cent of consumers have never heard of a green mortgage, according to the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA). But could they prove to be the future? Just as sales of electric cars are building traction so green mortgages...

What is a good pension pot? It is one of those questions to which there is no straightforward answer because it depends on the standard of living you aspire to in retirement. A survey last year by consumer group Which?...

Car insurance is compulsory, most sensible people insure their home and contents, pets can prove expensive if veterinary help is required so insuring them is a good idea, but, according to Legal & General (L&G), only one in ten of...

Trying to predict the next “hot” sector – whether that be gold last year, environmental, social and governance (ESG) stocks, or cryptocurrencies – has never been the Eastcote Wealth Management way of investing client monies. Our message is that diversification...

There is a lot of financial advice around directed at young people … but do they listen? Who should be responsible for trying to get the message across? Schools? Parents? Perhaps, like computers and the internet, you are supposed to...

When you were young and foolish did you ever play the dangerous game of “chicken”? Running in front of cars, throwing yourself out of the way of speeding trains. The most daring, the one who pulled away at the last...

The Lifetime Allowance (LTA) is a limit on the amount of pension benefits that can be taken – whether lump sums or retirement income – without triggering an extra tax charge. Now, after being frozen in the Budget at £1,073,100...

Green bonds fund projects that have positive environmental and/or climate benefits. Many companies and banks issue them, as do countries such as Italy, Germany and France. Our government has now decided to follow suit later this year, an announcement made alongside the recent...