http://www.twpwealth.com Wealth management through investment expertise Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:16:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/02/avoiding-the-downside-more-important-than-catching-the-up/ http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/02/avoiding-the-downside-more-important-than-catching-the-up/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:16:39 +0000 CFSupport http://www.twpwealth.com/?p=4945 http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/02/avoiding-the-downside-more-important-than-catching-the-up/feed/ 0 http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/02/fsa-to-raise-consumer-awareness-of-deposit-protection/ http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/02/fsa-to-raise-consumer-awareness-of-deposit-protection/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:15:13 +0000 CFSupport http://www.twpwealth.com/?p=4941 Proposals published in December 2011 require each FSA-authorised bank ...]]> http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/02/fsa-to-raise-consumer-awareness-of-deposit-protection/feed/ 0 http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/02/the-key-questions-you-should-now-be-asking-your-ifa/ http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/02/the-key-questions-you-should-now-be-asking-your-ifa/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:10:48 +0000 CFSupport http://www.twpwealth.com/?p=4937 The Financial Services Authority is implementing the Retail Distribution Review (RDR as it’s commonly known) in December 2012, after which time advisers will either give ‘independent’ or ‘restricted’ advice. Simply put, ‘independent’ advisers ...]]> http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/02/the-key-questions-you-should-now-be-asking-your-ifa/feed/ 0 http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/02/whats-happening-in-the-markets-4/ http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/02/whats-happening-in-the-markets-4/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:07:05 +0000 CFSupport http://www.twpwealth.com/?p=4934 http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/02/whats-happening-in-the-markets-4/feed/ 0 http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/01/guaranteed-deposit-investments-too-good-to-be-true-maybe-not/ http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/01/guaranteed-deposit-investments-too-good-to-be-true-maybe-not/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:08:31 +0000 CFSupport http://www.twpwealth.com/?p=4926 Many investors are becomingly increasingly disappointed with the return they are receiving on cash held in traditional deposit accounts. With even the best accounts only paying around 3% (before any tax liability is taken into account) savers are not even receiving a return that protects them against inflation.
Understandably therefore, many people are starting to look at alternative investments in the hope that they can generate a more attractive return. However, with worries about the American trade deficit and ...]]> http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/01/guaranteed-deposit-investments-too-good-to-be-true-maybe-not/feed/ 0 http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/01/ten-new-years-resolutions-for-your-financial-planning/ http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/01/ten-new-years-resolutions-for-your-financial-planning/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:53:28 +0000 CFSupport http://www.twpwealth.com/?p=4920 Around 50% of us make New Year’s Resolutions and ‘sort the finances out’ must be one of the most popular: but that’s a little vague – it’s more a wish than a firm commitment to take action. Looking at the January appointments we’ve had with new and existing clients, here are the topics that we’ve discussed most often. If you’re determined to sort out your finances, these may give you some food for thought.
1. Sort out the mortgage
http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/01/ten-new-years-resolutions-for-your-financial-planning/feed/ 0 http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/01/whats-happening-in-the-markets-3/ http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/01/whats-happening-in-the-markets-3/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:39:54 +0000 CFSupport http://www.twpwealth.com/?p=4912 http://www.twpwealth.com/2012/01/whats-happening-in-the-markets-3/feed/ 0 http://www.twpwealth.com/2011/12/the-office-of-tax-simplification-seeks-overhaul-of-iht-and-cgt/ http://www.twpwealth.com/2011/12/the-office-of-tax-simplification-seeks-overhaul-of-iht-and-cgt/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:45:25 +0000 TWPadmin http://www.twpwealth.com/?p=4887 Giving evidence to the House of Commons Treasury Committee, OTS Tax Director, John Whiting said that the OTS could follow suggestions made by the Institute of Fiscal Studies Mirrlees Review, which suggested replacing IHT with a tax on beneficiaries, giving less relief to capital gains from riskier investments and abolishing stamp duty.
“There’s definitely an ...]]> http://www.twpwealth.com/2011/12/the-office-of-tax-simplification-seeks-overhaul-of-iht-and-cgt/feed/ 0 http://www.twpwealth.com/2011/12/the-chancellors-autumn-statement/ http://www.twpwealth.com/2011/12/the-chancellors-autumn-statement/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:40:32 +0000 TWPadmin http://www.twpwealth.com/?p=4881 The previous day, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) had predicted that the UK would slip back into “a modest recession” early in 2012, with unemployment reaching 9%. The OECD blamed this on a weak demand for exports, the Government’s austerity measures and the squeeze on consumer spending.
Reporting on Tuesday morning, the Office of Budgetary Responsibility (OBR) ...]]> http://www.twpwealth.com/2011/12/the-chancellors-autumn-statement/feed/ 0 http://www.twpwealth.com/2011/12/whats-happening-in-the-markets-2/ http://www.twpwealth.com/2011/12/whats-happening-in-the-markets-2/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:36:20 +0000 TWPadmin http://www.twpwealth.com/?p=4877 http://www.twpwealth.com/2011/12/whats-happening-in-the-markets-2/feed/ 0