Oct 16 2019
Article by Peter Savage
Nearly two thirds of uk savers have more than one pension and changing work patterns mean that the number of people with multiple pensions will increase.
People typically...
May 08 2018
With auto-enrolment contributions set to rise again, South Tyneside-based Fairstone, one of the UK’s largest Chartered financial planning firms, reflects on the need for everyone to have a practical...
Nov 14 2017
Steve Easter, sales director at South Tyneside-based chartered financial planning firm Fairstone Group, looks at the current challenges and opportunities for buy-to-let investors
British landlords...
Aug 21 2017
Published in the Telegraph on Friday 19th August 2017
Getting on the housing ladder is many young people's dream. How long will it take this couple to save, asks Sam Meadows
Despite house...
Aug 21 2017
Published in the Times on Friday 19th August 2017
Using your Isa to back fledgling businesses is an adventure and offers an inheritance tax break
Happy birthday to smaller company investors. This...
Jul 25 2017
Global markets are at record levels and confidence continues to strengthen but surely boom will always turn to bust? The question for UK investors is how long will it take for a downturn to take...
Jul 10 2017
Published in the Investors Chronicle on Monday 10th July 2017
Reader portfolio
NAME - Haydn Ward
AGE - 54
DESCRIPTION - Retire in the near future
OBJECTIVES - Sipp, Isa, employee pensions and...
May 01 2017
Published in the Mail on Saturday 6th May 2017
It is a subject no one likes to talk about. But this week ‘death cafes’, crematoria tours and ‘ask a funeral director’ sessions will all be on offer to...
Oct 21 2016
When you hear the term ‘estate planning’ it automatically conjures images of the huge country estates of the very wealthy. But this portrayal can be very misleading – especially when it comes to...
Sep 28 2016
How to invest £10,000 (Taken from The Sunday Times)
Each week we ask an expert for tips on how to invest £10,000. This is the last in our series focusing on investing during periods when interest...
I still have a mortgage but have enough money saved to pay it off. My question is should I clear it?
Aug 22 2016
Fairstone adviser Angela Murfitt answers your questions
Q. I am self-employed and own my home. I still have a mortgage but have enough money saved to pay it off. My question is should I clear it?...
Aug 19 2016
Fairstone adviser Angela Murfitt answers your questions
Q. My wife has been advised to take out a discounted gift plan to avoid future inheritance tax. A trust would be set up and her two sons...
