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Liz Schulz – August 8, 2023

Overcoming Behavioural Biases

Investing can be a highly rewarding endeavour, but it's also full of risks and challenges. A significant factor that can impact decisions is the behavioural traits that investors can be swayed by.

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Liz Schulz – July 27, 2023

Time in the market

As investors, it’s natural to feel slightly nervous when markets are volatile and in such times the ability to converse with an adviser really does reap rewards. In this blog we share an insight on the issues when trying to ‘time the market’.

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Stephen Jordan – May 23, 2023

Happy Retirement Chris!

After the announcement of Foresight’s investment into Five Wealth we also want to let everyone know that Chris Little, one of the founding directors of Five Wealth has now retired

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Philip Shaw – May 17, 2023

Foresight Group invests into Five Wealth

We are delighted to announce that on 31st March, Foresight Group the leading listed infrastructure and regional private equity investment manager, made an investment into Five Wealth.

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Stephen Hughes – April 12, 2023

2023 March Budget – Key Announcements

Jeremy Hunt announced several positive changes in his March budget, particularly in relation to pensions. In this summary, we highlight some of the key points and areas to review in the new 23/24 tax year.

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Tyme Regent-Bascombe – March 28, 2023

Types of Savings Accounts

As interest rates continue to rise, so does the importance of ensuring your savings are in the right place. The savings market is flooded with various types of accounts, which makes it difficult to decide which is best for you.

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Stephen Jordan – March 14, 2023

Consumer Duty – What does it mean for clients?

Consumer Duty is a new standard introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The new standard has been brought in to build upon existing regulations to ensure that financial firms are delivering on products and services they are providing to their clients.

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Stephen Jordan – February 20, 2023

Investing in China – Risk & Opportunities

In this blog, we take a look at the Chinese market, highlighting 5 risks and opportunities that need to be considered when investing here.

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Amy Grace – February 1, 2023

Financial Planning v Investment Management

You have some money to invest – an inheritance or spare income after a pay rise, or perhaps you are reviewing your existing accounts – but are the investments you hold the most important piece of the puzzle?

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Topping Up Class 3 NICs – January 4, 2023

Topping Up Class 3 NICs

State pensions are funded on a ‘pay-as-you-go’ basis which means that there is no underlying fund from which to provide retirement benefits and the National Insurance Contributions (NICs) of the current working population are used to pay the State Pensions of those who have reached State Pension Age (SPA).

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