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Finalist for Moneyfacts ‘Investment Adviser of the Year’ 2017

Posted on June 22, 2017

in Awards, Investments, News, Uncategorized

I am delighted to say that we have once again been short-listed for the prestigious Moneyfacts Investment Adviser of the Year award for 2017. We were last short-listed for the exact same award in 2015. This is a national award and other firms on the short list include firms considerably larger than ours, like Hargreaves Lansdown and Tilneys. Please wish us luck in this David-versus-Goliath encounter....

The Spring Budget 2017

Posted on March 9, 2017

in News, Pensions, Tax, The Budget/Autumn Statement

by Ben Smaje

Following his announcement in the last Autumn Statement, Philip Hammond today gave his first Spring Budget, but also his last Spring Budget. He will announce his first Autumn Budget later in the year, followed by a new Spring Statement, which will apparently be nothing like the old Autumn Statements. In the context of Brexit and the upcoming triggering of Article 50, this was always likely to...

“Don’t just do something, stand there”

Posted on May 20, 2016

in Investments, News, Proper financial planning, Video

by admin

[no_blockquote text="“DON’T JUST DO SOMETHING, STAND THERE.” JACK BOGLE" show_border="yes" show_quote_icon="yes"][vc_separator type="transparent" thickness="1" up="25" down="0"] I couldn’t resist posting this video, from Vanguard founder Jack Bogle, on why the ‘traditional’ finance industry has got it all the wrong way round....

Summary of 2016 Budget

Posted on May 3, 2016

in News

by admin

Here as usual is our summary of the main announcements in today’s Budget, with some thoughts and comments to boot. The build-up to this Budget suggested it could be far-reaching and highly memorable, but in the end it appears that political pressures linked to the EU referendum in June may have got the better of the Chancellor. There was a lot of fluff and not much...

Why we are programmed to panic

Posted on February 24, 2016

in News

by admin

Humans are terrible investors. Our brains are primarily driven by emotion and, in certain situations, it can make us act irrationally. This presents a problem for traditional economics, where there is a presumption that everyone acts rationally. To demonstrate this, imagine I offer you a game to play. A simple coin-toss: heads or tails. If you win, I will give you £1; if you lose, you...

“IF… you can keep your head while all around are losing theirs”

Posted on February 24, 2016

in Behavioural finance, News

by admin

2016 has started in spectacularly poor fashion, eerily reminiscent of 2008 – a story that didn’t end well. In the furore of doom-and-gloom headlines, we prefer to ask a slightly more unorthodox question: How does it make you feel? If all this uncertainty* makes you feel anxious then you should try to go back to basics and follow these three rules: 1. Understand your risk tolerance: research from...

An extra £250,000 ISA allowance?

Posted on February 24, 2016

in News, Uncategorised

by admin

April heralds a number of major changes to tax and pension rules (as outlined in previous editions of this newsletter). One, that has so far avoided most of the headlines, is the change to the taxation of dividends and the introduction of a new dividend allowance. From April, everyone will be able to receive £5,000 of dividends without incurring any extra income tax. In the right circumstances,...

Quarterly Private Client Newsletter: February 2016

Posted on February 24, 2016

in Corporate Benefits, Inheritance Tax, Investments, News, Pensions, Proper financial planning, Property, Protection, Tax, The Budget/Autumn Statement

by admin

Welcome to the latest edition of the Kennedy Black Quarterly Private Client Newsletter. First off, we are delighted to be able to say that Kennedy Black Wealth Management recently won not one but two prestigious awards: Boutique Wealth Management Firm of the Year and Financial Planning Product of the Year (for our INTELLIGENT WEALTH MAP planning tool). As well as that announcement, we also cover a few interesting...

Get your home insurance right

Posted on November 26, 2015

in News, Property, Protection

by admin

Effective home insurance is an important part of protecting your family’s finances. We often find clients are under-insured, which means any prudent planning could be undone through events beyond their control. Part of the problem is that online comparison sites primarily focus on price. That means insurers are incentivised to reduce core levels of cover and exclude any extras, in order to keep headline rates low. But...

Beware relying on ‘Death-in-Service’ life assurance

Posted on November 26, 2015

in Corporate Benefits, News, Proper financial planning, Protection, Wills and Trusts

by admin

A relatively sobering conversation recently highlighted the risk of relying on employer-based life assurance (often referred to as “Death-in-Service”). Most employers offer life cover as a benefit for employees: often a multiple of salary (3 or 4 times being most common). There are a number of benefits of doing it this way, for employees, employers and insurers. While some cover is better than none, it is worth...

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