The beginning of a new year is a great opportunity to get on top of some of the tasks you’ve been putting off for a while. For some people that means a good detox after a Christmas cake binge, picking...
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Three hidden ways that Covid could damage your financial security
The Covid crash has threatened the prosperity of millions across the country. While government support measures have gone some way to mitigate its effects, there has been an unseen level of redundancies and a recession of historical proportions. However, some of...
Alextra Wealth Management Steps In To Aid Clients Who Have Been “Given The Boot!”
Clients of other firms told their custom is no longer required We have been contacted by several people in August and September who have told us that two separate wealth management practices in the Cheshire and Staffordshire area have formally...
Human Behaviour and Investing
The link between human behaviour and investing Financial planning… Isn’t that based on cold, hard facts and scientific reasoning? Surely feelings and emotions don’t have much to do with investing? We think they do. And here’s why. A little thing called human behaviour gets...
Time To Spring Clean Your Finances
The daffodils and crocuses are beginning to appear, the trees are blossoming and the days are getting lighter. Spring is definitely on its way. Traditionally, this was the time to do the big annual household clean. Now that fewer homes are...
9 Financial Planning Steps You Should Take In The 5 Years Before You Retire
For most of us, it’s simple. Go to work every month, get paid, have a look at the pension deduction on your wage slip. Once a year you receive a pension update that you don’t really understand. Oh well, pop...
5 Key Points about Becoming Financially Independent
Financial independence can seem like the holy grail. We may be striving towards it but feel bombarded by lots of conflicting messages on how best to attain it. These five points give an interesting perspective: Income is not the same thing...
Budget 2020 Overview
Budget 2020 Overview Introduction So was it the Coronavirus Budget, or the Infrastructure Budget? Or was it, as the Chancellor declared at the end of his speech, the ‘people’s Budget from a people’s government?’ It was certainly a Budget that was high...
The Impact Of The Coronavirus On The Stock Markets
Stock markets across the world have fallen sharply because of fears over the economic impact of the coronavirus as the number of cases continues to rise. The situation is changing rapidly all the time but at the time of writing...
Why Timing The Market Doesnt Work
Market timing is an investing strategy where investors move their money in and out of the market to try and avoid losses before they happen and buy-in at the bottom after the market has crashed. It’s the well known tactic...