The ramifications of the past couple of years with regards to economic stability should have highlighted to financial observers that there is no such thing as an efficient market. Markets are sometimes prone...
From their first day of work, right until their last, a majority of people are planning for the future and thinking of life beyond work. People choose to plan their retirement in...
As successive governments seem so happy to keep reminding us, too few people are planning their finances properly, if at all, especially with regards to their inevitable retirement. An investment now is...
MALEVOLENT OR BENEVOLENT? As thoughts turn towards the ghostly goings on that brings October a close, this is perhaps the perfect time to talk about a relatively new investment scheme that may seem...
MAKING SENSE OF PENSIONS New legislation was introduced in 2006 that was supposed to simplify pensions. But ask any financial adviser and they will tell you this didn’t happen – they remain as...
RISKS AND REWARDS Did you know that the majority of investors plump for ‘managed’ funds because they offer average risk, without really knowing what ‘risk’ means? Taking a risk is what makes life interesting...
