As an accountancy firm we deal with lots of business owners who operate as a sole trader or in a partnership. A questions we get asked by a lot of our self employed clients is, ‘should I pay into a pension’? Here are a few of the reasons you […]
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Blog, Financial Planning, Later Life, Pensions, Retirement, Wealth
Why you should save into your workplace pension
06
Sep
Sep
It’s that time of year again. Pension Awareness Week is back for 2024, running between 9th and 13th September, and to celebrate our financial planning team RL Wealth have put together this seven point plan on why its best to save into your workplace pension! Why you should save into […]
Blog, Financial Planning, Investments, Later Life, Pensions, Personal Finance, Retirement
Pension planning – a few things to consider
14
Sep
Sep
Pension Awareness Week is back and this year it’s celebrating 10 years of making a positive difference. Now is the time to get to know your pension better than ever and prepare for the future you want. Our financial planning team Robson Laidler Wealth are on hand to guide and steer […]
Blog, Pensions, Retirement, Taxable Benefits, Wealth
Financial Planning Life Stages: planning for retirement
25
Jan
Jan
In this vlog we discuss retirement planning with our model couple, Andy and Sarah to ensure they don’t run out of money. Andy and Sarah are now in their late 50s – they have a joint income of £140k, they have savings in stocks and shares and investment ISAs and […]
Blog, Family, Financial Planning, Protection, Wealth
Financial Planning Life Stages: Protection needs for a young family
12
Dec
Dec
This vlog: Financial Planning Protection Needs for a Young Family demonstrates the situation of a young family who have just bought their first home and have a small child. We model their financial situation based on the tragic event of a premature death in the family. Andy age 36, is married […]
Blog, Financial Planning, Pensions, Personal Finance, Wealth
Financial Planning Life Stages: Entering adulthood and first job
01
Nov
Nov
Chartered Financial Planners Neil and Amanda Cowie explain the benefits of financial planning through every life stage, no matter what your financial circumstances are. This vlog (Benefits of financial planning through every life stage) starts by looking at the issues affecting those who are entering adulthood and perhaps just beginning […]
Blog, Financial Planning, Later Life, Personal Finance, Property, Protection, Wealth
Paying for care, how a local authority views deprivation of assets
22
Sep
Sep
Something that comes up, a lot! Many of us know of someone in care or needing care and, from our discussions, of course individuals don’t want to see family assets disappear to cover care fees. Conversely though, paying for your own care tends to come with choice. There are […]
09
Jun
Jun
Amanda Cowie celebrates 10 years at Robson Laidler Wealth this month working as a Director and Chartered Financial Planner. Here’s some of her highlights from the past decade… You started in June 2012, is life as a financial planner been all that you expected?! Being married to a financial […]
12
Apr
Apr
The term “unprecedented times” has been used a lot over the past few years, hasn’t it? Whether it’s the global pandemic, the soaring cost of fuel and energy crisis or the more recent war in Ukraine none of us would be shamed for saying when it comes to our finances […]
09
Mar
Mar
A very good question a few of our clients have been asking recently is; “Am I invested in Russia?” You may be aware that we provide both our mainstream and ESG (you might call them ethical) portfolios. The former takes a low cost market approach and the latter has been […]