by Town Close Financial Planning | Oct 23, 2017 | Investment News
If an “investment” property is not hair raising enough (see previous blog) why not have a punt on Bitcoin? Out of the control of governments, open to fraud and a really decent chance of losing all your money. Nothing ticks more boxes when it comes to out... 
by Town Close Financial Planning | Oct 2, 2017 | Investment News
Well, we’re still here. Despite the seemingly best efforts of the leaders of the United States and North Korea – the world is still turning. But September was a month of ‘another day, another North Korean rocket flying over Japan’ and it ended with Kim Jong-un... by Town Close Financial Planning | Sep 21, 2017 | General News, Investment News
If your family has grown up and flown the nest and you’re moving closer to retiring, it’s likely that you’ve at least thought about downsizing your home. For some it can be for practical reasons, for others it might be a desire to be closer to their children if... by Town Close Financial Planning | Sep 19, 2017 | Pension & Retirement News, Tax News
The total tax paid by those exceeding their lifetime pension allowance amounted to £36 million in 2014/15, climbing steeply from £20 million in 2014/15 and equating to an 80% rise. The figure has climbed in recent years from £12 million in 2012/13 to £19 million in... by Town Close Financial Planning | Sep 17, 2017 | Tax News
Jean-Baptiste Colbert, France’s celebrated 17th century finance minister under King Louis XIV, famously said the following: “The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to procure the largest quantity of feathers with the least possible amount of...