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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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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Apr 23, 2020
- 1 min
Coronavirus Business Support Tool
There have been a baffling wave of announcements for the support available to businesses during the current difficult times. To help...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Apr 17, 2020
- 5 min
Pension contributions for high earners
Since 2016, individuals with income in excess of £110,000 have been subject to a piece of (in my view) bonkers legislation known as the...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Apr 7, 2020
- 3 min
Fraud - It could be you
Over the years, fraudsters have become increasingly sophisticated in their use of scams. Gone are the days when you could spot a suspect...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Apr 3, 2020
- 4 min
Planning for Volatile Markets
I wrote in my recent article that "Successful long-term investors are continuously acting on a Plan, rather than continually reacting to...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Mar 21, 2020
- 1 min
Disorderly markets; should we worry?
One of our favourite investment managers, Tatton, have published their weekly newsletter. This week they look at: Government ordered...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Mar 20, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus - Support for businesses
Here follows a summary of our understanding of the main announcements recently, to help businesses in the current climate. Support for...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Mar 20, 2020
- 2 min
How to react to volatile markets
In this note I will not seek to commentate on how and why markets have reacted in the way they have to recent events, much less offer...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Mar 20, 2020
- 3 min
Why aren't you doing something?
One of our favourite Investment Managers, Tatton, have published the following article which explains why in terms of market turbulence,...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Mar 19, 2020
- 1 min
Perspective on markets
We have recently experienced extremely volatile conditions in investment markets. Of course the media love nothing more than a crisis,...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Jan 26, 2020
- 3 min
The silent killer of financial plans
When thinking about the future, considering the time when you’ll no longer be working and will instead be relying on your own resources,...
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Michael Roberts FPFS
- Jan 25, 2020
- 2 min
The amazing power of compound interest
Consider the following two guys. Dean and Dan. Both age 25 they have studied together at uni and are now entering the world of work. Dean...
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