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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Sep 7
- 2 min
When bad news is all around...
Had I told you last September that in a year’s time: Inflation would be over 12% Interest rates will be 7 times higher Our energy bills...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Jul 13
- 1 min
Latest Tatton Video Update now live
Latest Tatton Video Update now live
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Jun 21
- 2 min
Important information for Trustees
Trustees are required to register with the Trust Registration Service by 1st September 2022. If you're a trustee, find out more here.
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Jun 16
- 1 min
A new home for Spend Time
I am delighted to let you know that, after seven years at Innovation House, we have just completed a move to our new office in Wokingham.
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Jan 25
- 1 min
Latest Tatton Video Update now live
Regular readers will know that one of our favourite investment managers, Tatton Investment Management, publish regular video updates to...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Oct 27, 2021
- 3 min
Autumn Statement Summary
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivered his Autumn Statement today. This was not a "proper" Budget; which this year took...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Oct 20, 2021
- 2 min
When to call 159
Criminals stole £753.9 million through fraud and scams in the first half of 2021, an increase of 30% compared to the first half of 2020....
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Sep 8, 2021
- 3 min
Tax Rises and Social Care - What we know so far
It was announced today (after much speculation) that some new measures would be brought in as part of the new care funding solution for...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
Contactless payment limit to rise
It has now been confirmed that the contactless payment limit, which allows consumers to pay for goods and services without the need to...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Jul 5, 2021
- 2 min
NS&I Green Savings Bond details announced
In the last Budget in March, it was announced that the government would offer a green retail savings product through National Savings and...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Jun 30, 2021
- 1 min
New HMRC IR35 Flowchart Published
There have been a number of changes recently to IR35 rules. This legislation seeks to ensure that an individual who would have been an...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- May 10, 2021
- 1 min
Working through an Umbrella Company
In the past, many individuals have undertaken contract work through their own limited company. Following recent changes to the IR35...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- May 5, 2021
- 2 min
Why we support Link Visiting Scheme
Through my Financial Planning work over the past 15 years, I have on many occasions seen the effects that loneliness and social isolation...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Mar 3, 2021
- 5 min
Budget Summary
The Budget Statement was delivered by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak earlier today. It takes place following what has...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Jan 25, 2021
- 2 min
Explainer: Difference between Debt, Deficit and GDP
Often, the words "debt", "Deficit" and "GDP" are mentioned in the media; but what do they actually mean, what's the difference, and how...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Oct 28, 2020
- 4 min
Leaving your pension on autopilot could be dangerous
Many workplace pensions, and indeed personal pensions, set up over the years have included an option commonly referred to as...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Oct 6, 2020
- 3 min
Negative Interest Rates
It has been well over a decade since the Bank of England cut the base rate to historic low levels; reaching 0.5% in March 2009 following...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Aug 8, 2020
- 2 min
Lasting Power of Attorney goes virtual
As anyone who has ever tried to use a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) will know, it can be a painful process. Invoking an LPA to,...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Jul 9, 2020
- 2 min
Summer Statement Summary
Yesterday, the Chancellor made an unusual Summer Statement announcing a range of measures to help stem the damage from the Coronavirus....
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