by Town Close Financial Planning | Mar 20, 2023 | Pension & Retirement News
On the face of it the pension changes are good news. Having spent the previous decade or more chipping away at the tax advantages of pensions the chancellor appears to have blown things wide open again. However, on balance, I don’t particularly welcome... by Town Close Financial Planning | Feb 21, 2023 | General News
2024 marks 30 years of me working in financial services, I started as a Trainee Broker Consultant at the Croydon branch of Scottish Equitable in October 1994. What lessons have I learned? More than I can remember, but below are 30 that came to me when I gave it a... by Town Close Financial Planning | Feb 10, 2023 | financial planning
THIS ARTICLE about spending makes some great points. However, it is rather long so how about I simple share my main takeaway from it? The article starts as follows…. “Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch once nearly died of a heart attack. Years later he was... by Town Close Financial Planning | Jul 12, 2022 | General News
I was wondering the other day how many books I have read that have influenced what I and TCFP does and how we go about it. I was surprised that it was 101. That’s quite a neat number and entirely unmanipulated. I have read many more books than those listed below but... by Town Close Financial Planning | Jun 21, 2022 | financial planning
There are many different stages of life, and each of them has different financial priorities and therefore different financial actions. HERE we talk about what you ought to start getting your head around with 10 years before you graduate from work. And HERE what to...