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The Cost of Investing

by | Aug 20, 2021 | Insights

I had a recent case, where a potential client asked me to look at her pension and give her advice on what she could do with it. It was worth just over £600,000 and so was a sizeable pot, and my recommendation was to put this onto the investment platform that we use...

What kind of pension can you expect from your pension fund

by | Aug 20, 2021 | Insights

One of the big challenges that people have is trying to figure out what they “might” come out with a pension when they retire, and the problem here is that this can be over a long time – hence the confusion. M A P has developed a simplified cash flow model which...

What does planning actually mean?

by | Aug 4, 2021 | Insights

When someone thinks of planning, they may very well imagine that this involves a lot of technical stuff that is beyond them, but I would suggest that this is where an IFA comes in.     It never ceases to amaze me how many people do not do any planning and are then...

Pensions and Tax

by | Jul 30, 2021 | Insights

  It’s easy enough to recommend a pension to people and mention the fact that the Govt gives you tax relief on all contributions, but when it’s time to start withdrawing from your pension when you retire – they start to take it all back, and this is what a lot of...

What can your pension achieve?

by | Jul 25, 2021 | Insights

Many people stumble through saving for their retirement probably because it is such a blurry picture. Imagine this – trying to save for a retirement – don’t know when, don’t know how much you are going to need, don’t know how long you will live for – and so it goes...

Could MAP be the right place to grow your IFA business?

by | Jul 23, 2021 | Insights

Looking after clients’ investments and portfolios is perhaps the biggest drag on an advisers time. So ask yourself the question ‘How often do you actually look at your clients portfolio’s over a 12- month period’………perhaps just once a year prior to the annual...