I agreed at the start of the year that I would join the rest of the team at Robson Laidler in running for our charity of the year – Freeman Heart and Lung Transplant Association. I’ve done a couple of half marathon’s before, the GNR in 2010 and the Sunderland […]
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Self employed millennials heading for a rocky retirement
04
Jul
Jul
Recent research from Fidelity suggest that those who are self employed between the ages of 23 and 38 (millennials) are not saving enough for retirement. Two in three young self-employed workers surveyed by the investment firm and pension provider said they had no pension savings whatsoever, with nearly three-quarters of […]
Blog, Family, Financial Planning, Later Life, Pensions, Personal Finance, Retirement, Wealth
Later Life Care – a financial time bomb?
02
Jul
Jul
Local authorities are cash strapped – fact. The Dilnot Report capping the cost of Later Life Care fees keeps being delayed. Something has to be done to address this. The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has published ‘Care in later life: incentives to use assets to pay for care’ sponsored by […]
“I am a GP in my mid 50’s and have realised that retirement is on the horizon. Whilst I have always understood that the NHS pension is a generous one, and have made one or two other investments along the way, I am now in a position to try and […]
“I have been a client of Robson Laidler for a number of years and value the help, expertise and skill that they apply to my finances. As an architect, I am constantly advising clients that good advice is worth every penny and will save you time, energy and cost. I […]
“I decided I needed financial advice over fifteen years ago so that l could plan my retirement and plan for the future. I wanted an experienced professional at the helm that l fully trusted and understood my circumstances but who had honest and realistic views on what was achievable. Neil […]
“Having left the Royal Navy and moving straight to a large corporation my pension needs and advice were previously minimal. However, going self employed it’s a very different story. The pensions market is a very daunting arena to be in and making uninformed decisions can be, at the very least, […]
“I have been with Robson Laidler for more than a decade now and have benefited greatly from Neil Cowie’s advice. At the beginning, I knew that my financial circumstances were going to change fairly soon as a result of inheritance, but on the one hand I had no experience of […]
Blog, Family, Financial Planning, Investments, Pensions, Personal Finance, Retirement, Wealth
Future proof your lifestyle
27
Jun
Jun
It feels like there’s a lot of uncertainty about at the moment – whether it’s Brexit or our next PM or the state of the economy. It may be concern about climate change, job security, lifestyle. Although these things seem big and out of our control there are steps we […]
Using your pension to buy a commercial property Why did Phil contact us? Phil, along with his two brothers, are business partners in a successful family printing firm. The business was doing well, and the brothers were planning for expansion. They rented business premises, which were becoming too small for […]