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“They are nowhere near as good as they used to be and now that you are an expat, they simply don’t work!”I know this will be hard to hear for some British Expats living in well-known expat locations such as Dubai or Abu Dhabi, but...
Let’s learn quality control from manufacturingI’ve gone on record before saying the quality is never an accident. It’s always because of careful processes designed to monitor, review, and cross-check.It is the role of management to make sure that services are being delivered with quality across...
Waiting to start saving for retirement? You’re not alone. According to a survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute, only half of Americans are actively saving for retirement. The situation isn’t any better on the other side of the Atlantic. A study from the National...
One of the main costs all parents should bear is education costs. For many families, saving money for a child’s education is a must. Providing that child with the opportunity to learn and grow is just part of taking care of your family. Yet, knowing...
One would think that if someone is travelling and working overseas for much of his or her career, he or she doesn't have much available in the way of savings advantages. This assumption is completely wrong. An expat saver has huge advantages available to them...
Retirement savings have often been overlooked by younger people, however, it's when you are young that you really need to start looking into it.A survey undertaken by unbiased.co.uk and AXA Life Invest confirms what I have always spoken about and have always known: that those...
The habits you form now will affect you for the rest of your life. Understanding the most common financial money mistakes will help you make better financial choices in the future.Avoiding costly money mistakes will save you money, time & stress.I have listed below the...
How stress levels are measured? “Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realise you haven’t fallen asleep yet” – Anon.It’s a well-known fact that insufficient sleep can have many negative influences on people's lives. Sleep deprivation affects decision-making, heightens stress levels, and leads to...
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Like many good things in life, Structured Products are often misunderstood and their value underestimated.In essence, a Structured Product provides the opportunity for clients to have an investment linked to the growth of a range of underlying assets including stocks and shares, commodities, property, etc,...
Does your financial advisor sometimes refer to the FTSE 100? Have you heard the FTSE 100 referenced in the news, or have you read about it in financial publications and newspapers? Not completely sure what it is?The FTSE 100 is an important tool for understanding...
How does your bank profit from savings accounts? Ever wonder why a bank pays you interest for the money in your savings account? After all, you didn't do anything besides put the money in the account. The interest is free money awarded with no effort...
You'll save it tomorrow. Saving for the long term often seems unnecessary in the present, or there is always something else that needs to be paid for today. Making that statement could mean that you spend the next years regretting it. The fact is, the...
It’s time to invest. But, do you ask yourself 'how will I become a millionaire'? If you want to save until you earn a million, where do you start? Of course, you’ll need to focus on saving fast, saving as much as possible, and doing it...
Retirement investment is something often overlooked by people who are getting close to retirement. If you are like many investors, you may see retirement as the end of a long financial journey. After all, you've been saving your hard-earned money for so many years to...
Further to a previous blog, I released, "Why relationships are so important to financial advice" I believe it is equally important that we understand the difference between direct investing and active financial advice.Many investors prefer to make their own investment decisions, but this is not...
When you are considering investing your money, having a solid relationship with a financial adviser is not only ‘helpful’, it can be fundamentally important as well. Most investors depend on their financial advisers to provide them with information that can be crucial to their success...
Are you in the market? If you are not investing in the stock market, you could be losing money. The fact is, the stock market offers one of the best ways to build wealth, no matter which market you invest in around the world. It...
As previously mentioned in my blog "Spenders vs. Savers: How they can meet in the middle", I mentioned a meeting with renowned psychologist and best-selling author, Dr Peter Collett. The meeting was absolutely fascinating! We discussed an important subject for anyone involved in financial services: the...
Are you a spender or a saver? The differences between the two can be profound. Savers can be obsessed with their nest egg and will go to great lengths to continue padding it, whether that means skipping vacations, forgoing a night on the town, or...
There are lots of questions that come with saving for retirement. How much risk should you take? Which types of savings accounts are best? How should you be allocated? Or how much do you need to save?These are all common retirement questions that may not...
How to pay off debt is one of the most common questions I get asked as an adviser.“How did you go bankrupt?” “Two ways, gradually and then suddenly”- Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises.In this famous quote, the influential 20th-century author, in one of his most...
Investment tips on how to avoid these 3 mistakesOh, the stock market is on a downturn. Quick, sell! Okay, wait, it’s picking back up again. Buy before it reaches its peak!Sound familiar? This exact scenario played out during the tail end of 2018 and when...
What is investment risk? Typically, when you are investing your hard-earned money, the idea is to ensure it continues to grow. Whether you are saving for retirement, children's education, or saving money to invest in property, the importance of your investments cannot be underestimated. However, many...
Have you ever been out with others who are talking about their investment portfolios and thought how do they even know how to build an investment portfolio successfully...