Financial Advice Blog
Articles about Financial Advice for you and your family.
How understanding behavioural finance could improve your decisions
The study of how psychology affects financial behaviours is fascinating. Understanding the basics could improve your relationship with money and how it influences your financial decisions. Behavioural finance looks at how psychological influences and biases affect the...
Study: Greater freedom means money can buy happiness
A new study has disputed the saying “money can’t buy happiness”. In fact, the research suggests the opposite is true, money can buy happiness, but it isn’t as simple as accumulating as much wealth as possible. According to the Guardian, a study from the University of...
Inheritance Tax: 5 shrewd strategies for reducing a potential bill
If you take a proactive approach to managing your wealth, you could reduce how much Inheritance Tax (IHT) your estate may be liable for when you pass away. Last month, you read about what IHT is and when estates become liable to pay it. Now, read on to...
The first-time buyer’s guide to saving a property deposit
Saving for that all-important property deposit can be a challenge for a first-time buyer, especially when balancing a high cost of living while trying to set aside money each month. Of course, such difficulties have always existed, but young adults today face...
Guide: 5 insightful lessons you could learn from the world’s most successful investors
Even for professional investors, consistently delivering above-average market returns on investments is challenging. Those who have delivered high returns over a long time frame are remembered among the world’s greatest investors. While you may not have the same...
Tax Tips 2024 – 25 Part 7
Employment and remuneration – looking after your employees 40 Feed employees with free or subsidised food in a staff canteen. Where the food is available to all employees, or all who work at a particular site, there is no taxable benefit for employees when they...
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