News and Views from UK Financial Planners, IFAs and Advisers this week...
Philip Calvert
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This week has been exceptionally busy and with great energy, and we thank you for keeping it friendly, fun and professional. This week alone, 72% of LifeTalkers have been active in the group.
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Here’s this week’s selection of posts from the group…
Pete and 43 others: After some info on electric cars and best ways to lease/PCP purchase them. I have a small Limited company. My wife and I own the business and its time to change our cars having previously had two PCP deals for diesel cars. Click…
Al and 27 others: I’d be keen for thoughts on this as a planning tactic for some of my more suitable clients. Click…
Nick and 48 others: Would like the groups thoughts on this… My prospective client has seeked a second opinion (absolutely fine with this) but she has been advised by this person to go lower risk for 6-12 months because markets are more volatile. Then reassess.
Am I right in saying that this approach is just another version of trying to time the markets? The client doesn't need the money for another 16 years and I'm struggling to find the right words to go back to her. Click…
Martyn and 10 others: Does anyone have a list of pension providers that will accept weekly contributions? Click…
Richard and 10 others: I’m interested to know which providers /platforms advisers are using to hold cash deposit money for clients who need to be defensive and still benefit from some of the higher interest rates like we are seeing on the high street. Click…
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Kasia and 10 others: Is anyone on here using FinCalc for cash flow planning and fact finding? How good/bad is it, and if you don’t mind saying, what is the monthly cost? Click…
Nick and 10 others: A quick sense check. SIPPs can purchase a commercial property but can they purchase a business and if so could they borrow to do so in the same way they can borrow for commercial property purchases? Click…
[POLL] Eugenie and 11 others: New client, with ￡200k in index linked gilts in a ￡1m pension pot. Lost about 100k on these to date. Would you sell or hold? Term is 10 years +. Click…
Paul and 8 others: A scenario has cropped up. Cohabiting couple, been together forever living together, will never marry. Mr has kids from a previous relationship. Mr owns the house 100%. Will is IPDIT then to his kids (she has no kids). No IHT problems.
If Mr went into care I think the local authority could force the sale of the house? She is not a family member, not a spouse, not married. Am I right, could it be sold? If I am right, if she bought 1% of it then she is now a part owner over 60 living there... Would that work? Click…
[POLL] Sarah and 14 others: How did you learn how to be an IFA really? Click…
From LifeTalk Marketing
Having your own book as a financial adviser is the best business card you will ever give out. Forget about making money from the book itself, but view it as an investment in the promotion of your expertise and adding value to prospects and clients alike. Well done LifeTalk member Mike. Click…
From Financial Planning Rocks
Phil and 36 others: Great pop songs re-done by Rockers? Click…
Money Quote of the Week
“I love money. I love everything about it. I bought some pretty good stuff. Got me a $300 pair of socks. Got a fur sink. An electric dog polisher. A gasoline powered turtleneck sweater. And, of course, I bought some dumb stuff, too.” Steve Martin
That’s it for this week…
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