The BoE and the future of interest rates
This article first appeared in Professional Adviser. Simon Goldthorpe takes a look back at the Bank of England's history and how its past may shape…
Should you invest in an IPO? Lessons from the Deliveroo stock market launch
Should you invest in companies through IPOs? Deliveroo’s recent stock market flop is a perfect example why it may be best to steer clear. The market…
Is the UK the best place to put your money over the next decade?
With the economy rebounding and the vaccine roll-out gathering pace, experts are tipping the UK as an increasingly attractive place for investors to…
Tax Day 2021: inheritance tax changes and tax-as-you-go self-employment on the cards
Tax Day 2021 was hyped up for big changes to the tax system, but instead households were given small tweaks. Households were braced for a series of…
How to spot and protect yourself from investment scams
Financial scams are at record highs. Here’s how to know the signs and protect yourself from a scammer. The number of investors duped by fraudsters…
Simon Goldthorpe: Cautionary lessons from bitcoin, steam trains, and tulips
This article first appeared in Professional Adviser Why you should be careful where you invest. As bitcoin booms, Simon Goldthorpe revisits some…
Cashflow planning key to advisers’ ‘biggest challenges’
Simon Goldthorpe encourages advisers to double down on cashflow modelling as the answer to a "surge" of clients facing financial hardship in the wake…
NS&I Green Savings Bonds: what are they and will they offer a good return?
The Chancellor’s Spring Budget unveiled a new savings scheme from the Government’s National Savings & Investments (NS&I) arm, focusing on…
Budget 2021: four frozen tax allowances that could catch savers unawares
This year’s Spring Budget is as noteworthy for what wasn’t announced, as for what was. Having been set to be a big one given the state of the public…
Hundreds of thousands of women entitled to £13,500 from unpaid State Pension
Around 200,000 women could be entitled to an average back payment of £13,500 thanks to an error made by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).…
Market turbulence: inflation ‘fears’ give investors the jitters
Bond and stock markets have had a troubled few weeks as investors watch for signs of an economic recovery which could finally end the near…
National Insurance contributions impact state pension – Britons may need to act urgently
Simon Goldthorpe is quoted in the Daily Express warning people that now is the time to take action to avoid missing out on annual allowances this tax…