Being steadfast, sensible and taking time to consider important matters is part of our national character … and that applies equally to financial challenges. So no surprise then that most, but not all, have taken pension freedoms in their stride....
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Balance risk and reward when exploring new frontiers (Birmigham Post article 23.05.2019)
I was in a meeting with a fund manager not long ago and he asked the question: How many companies are there in Africa with annual revenues greater than $1 billion? It turns out that there are over 400 (not...
How do you avoid the kids inheriting a tax headache? (Birmingham Post article 25.07.2019)
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has described inheritance tax as appearing to be “almost uniquely unpopular”. Why is it so hated? Because it is seen as double taxation, levying a death tax on assets built up from taxed income...
Life insurance covers more than your back (Birmingham Post article 19.09.2019)
We all spend a lot of money on insurances – car, house, pet, dental … the list goes on. But the most important of all, ourselves, is often neglected. Obtaining life cover is cheap and simple yet so many don’t...
Choosing the right shares can reap rewards and help save the planet (Birmingham Post article 17.10.2019)
It is asserted that the hottest acronym in asset management today is ESG – environmental and social governance. It is pretty safe to say ESG is having a huge effect on funds under management. But how much is hard to...
Stay invested through tough times (Birmingham Post article 10.10.2019)
Threats to the world economy appear to be mounting – the trade war between China and the United States continues, Germany’s GDP is shrinking, Brexit is causing angst and global tensions are spooking oil prices. Some particularly nervous investors might...
Finding relief amidst a taxing share sale (Birmingham Post article 29.08.2019)
You are a small businessman who has built up a nice little company but you are no spring chicken anymore. You are fed up of the uncertainties surrounding Brexit and worried about what sort of government might emerge should there...
Lessons of the Woodford mess (Birminham Post article 27.06.2019)
When investment managers reach near cult status it is time to be wary. Neil Woodford has been taking a kicking in the wake of a mass exit from his flagship Equity Income fund, tumbling from £10.2 billion under management to...
EWM Team Takes First Prize
Well done to the EWM quiz team, winners of the Higgs & Sons annual charity quiz for 2019, beating off 32 competitors to take the prize. There was a particularly strong showing from new squad member Ella Chancellor whose knowledge...
Eastcote Wealth hit Double Top For Charity
EWM staff held their annual Darts Night at the Bulls Head in Barston last week. A fun night for everyone and a good way to introduce some of the newer members of staff to the delights of David Fleet’s MC-ing...
One in five Britons fear a coronavirus depression - YouGovEastcote Wealth Management has no control or responsibility for the pages you are about to access, or to where any subsequent links may take you.
One in five people in Britain fear an economic depression because of the impact of coronavirus and a further 52% expect the country's economy to be in recession within a year, a poll by YouGov showed on Monday.
UK mortgage approvals hit six year high in Feb., before virus hitEastcote Wealth Management has no control or responsibility for the pages you are about to access, or to where any subsequent links may take you.
The number of approvals for mortgages in Britain hit a six-year high in February, before the spread of the coronavirus hammered the economy, Bank of England data showed on Monday.
UK ramps up jobs protection push with social security, pensions pledgeEastcote Wealth Management has no control or responsibility for the pages you are about to access, or to where any subsequent links may take you.
Britain will ramp up its bid to slow a surge in unemployment during the coronavirus crisis by pledging public money to cover national insurance and pension contributions for companies that temporarily ask employees not to work, as well their pay.
UK says pension, social security move to give further cash boost to firmsEastcote Wealth Management has no control or responsibility for the pages you are about to access, or to where any subsequent links may take you.
Britain's finance ministry said its plan to cover employers' national insurance and some pension scheme contributions - part of the government's bid to prevent a wave of job losses - could save companies an extra 300 pounds a month for each employee.