>Let’s be clear…the recent petrol crisis wasn’t a crisis at all. It was an emotional response to a couple of news articles for events which might potentially happen. People rushed to the petrol pumps in droves sometimes waiting hours to top up their vehicles, based on a potential strike which never happened and fuelled (excuse the pun […]
>As you know if you’re a regular reader of this blog (I know there are at least 2 of you!) I like to mix financial planning tips, talk about business and talk about issues that matter to me (on most occasions, this means talking about my two daughters, Charlotte and Sophie and my wife, Cassie). […]
>A friend of mine recently told me a story. He has a young daughter and every now and again he plays “shop”. As well as being fun, the idea of playing this game was so that his daughter could understand more about how money works in the real world. His daughter plays the shopkeeper, and […]
>For around a year and a half now, I’ve been talking to Accountants, Solicitors, HR professionals and Employers about Auto Enrolment. To be frank, the response has been mixed. Whilst some professionals and employers understand the nature of the new rules and the fact that they need to start preparing for them sooner rather than […]
>reproduced with the permission of the pensions regulator The Law on Pensions is changing and it will it affect your clients The new pensions law comes into force in stages for employers from October 2012 depending on the size of their largest PAYE scheme and starting with the largest employers first. The new law requires […]
> Alana Graham Alana is a private client barrister with over 18 years experience in advising clients on Wills, trusts, tax, tax planning and company matters. Under the public access scheme Alana can advise members of the public directly without them having to first instruct a solicitor and under the professional access scheme […]
>Well, tomorrow is a big day for me. As well as it being Budget day (which frankly due to the number of leaks this year, I don’t think any of us will be too surprised about the content), it’s also the return of one of my favourite shows….yes Ladies and Gentleman, “The apprentice” is Back! […]
>At my daughters school recently they had a “careers day”. She was only seven at the time (now eight) so the conversation about what job’s they may want to do when they are older was kept relatively broad….however something surprising came out of her choice of jobs. The first I knew of this surprising choice […]
>I know I’ve mentioned previously in this Blog that I was running the Greenwich 15k in aid of Richard House….well this Saturday (the 9th March 2012) the run was completed. I’m not a natural runner and therefore didn’t have the fastest time in the world, but the aim was to finish….and finish I did! To […]
>Like many of you, the website I use the most and start virtually every day with is Google. Whilst the search engine is obviously incredibly very powerful, my favourite aspect of using Google is the changes they make to their logo every now and again to commemorate certain events….The Google Doodle. Here are my favourites:- […]