Worldwide Financial Planning

It looks like more of the same. The first day of trading in January began with yet another major drop in share prices in China, and that poor start reverberated around the great financial centres.

We are approaching eight years since the financial crisis of 2008, but many experts are convinced that we are not out of the woods yet.

Have a look at the following Best Buys information for January 2016 – it may save you money.

If there was a financial boom in 2015, it was undoubtedly in the world of scamming!

Fraudsters are traditionally one step ahead of the game; by the time the victims alert the authorities, they are long gone. By the time these scams become headlines, these criminals are well into their next “con”.

We live in turbulent times – at all levels. 2015 has been a very turbulent year - socially, economically, politically, and even sportingly!

At the start of 2015, few would have envisaged a Conservative prime minister governing the UK with a majority, without the need of another party for support in parliament.

Expert analysis and comment on the markets this week.

The early months of 2016 are going to be a busy time for those seeking financial advice.

So many changes, potential and speculative, are in the chancellor’s thoughts and Treasury’s pipeline – regarding pensions (annuity sales, tax relief, pension ISA) buy-to-let (landlords are clearly in the firing line) and your tax affairs (individual on-line accounts and quarterly up-dating).

Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs) are bracing themselves for this onslaught, as well as evaluating what the changes will actually mean for the investor in the coming months and years.