by Dan Eatch | Jul 2, 2018 | Investments
UK dividend yields are better than you might imagine. Dividends have been rising. UK companies paid out £94.4 billion in dividends in 2017, a 10.5% increase over the previous year. The increase for 2018 is expected to be markedly smaller, as last year’s payouts...
by Dan Eatch | Jun 19, 2018 | Investments
There has been a major overhaul of venture capital trusts (VCTs) and enterprise investment schemes (EISs). The changes come as a response to a government consultation paper last summer which looked at “patient capital”. This was defined by the Treasury as “long-term...
by Dan Eatch | Apr 6, 2018 | Investments
Global markets were hitting new all-time highs repeatedly in 2017 before encountering some turbulence in 2018. If you were invested in world stock markets last year, you should have enjoyed some healthy returns, although markets have experienced a much bumpier ride of...
by Dan Eatch | Feb 20, 2018 | Investments, Mortgages
Most homeowners buy some life insurance when they purchase their first home. These insurance policies are typically designed to cover the term of the mortgage. But what happens once that term is over? If you took out a life insurance policy when you first stepped onto...
by Dan Eatch | Feb 20, 2018 | Investments, Mortgages, Tax planning
Prices are rising at their fastest rate for five years. Annual inflation rose to 3% in September, and stayed at this rate in October. This led to the Bank of England increasing interest rates in early November for the first time in a decade. Rising prices can be...
by Dan Eatch | Jan 31, 2018 | Investments, Mortgages, Pensions, Protection, Tax planning
THE CHANCELLOR DETAILED A LONG LIST OF TAX CHANGES IN HIS AUTUMN BUDGET, ALTHOUGH HE WAS GENERALLY MORE CAUTIOUS THAN HE WAS IN HIS SPRING ANNOUNCEMENTS. Back in March last year, Philip Hammond’s Budget debut as Chancellor almost marked his simultaneous finale in the...
