When Will I Get My Pension?

For millions the UK State Pension is bedrock of their retirement planning. But “when will you get your pension?” Is … More

Moving from LCOL to HCOL – Middle-Aged Madness?

Keeping things generic – friends of ours are moving from our LCOL (low cost of living) area to a HCOL … More

It’s a doom-fest out there with the Autumn Statement, everyone is saying how crap life is and how much worse … More

Why the stability we crave is an illusion

A month of ups and downs. Visited amazing Wales, had a great Hallowe’en and even managed to remortgage at a … More

The guy from the bank was quick to come and quick to leave, and busy. He looked in each room, … More

One benefit of a degree of financial independence is how each crisis becomes less and less of a direct attack … More

Shares are getting hammered these days. Not just shares but cryptocurrencies too. It’s hard to know when things might stop … More

With the market turmoil we’ve seen I’m reminded of: “Happy portfolios are all alike; every unhappy portfolio is unhappy in … More

A bit late in posting this but here’s my April Month-End report.