6 Things to do ahead of Tax Year End

6 Things to do ahead of Tax Year End. If you’re looking to make the most of your finances and reduce your tax bill for 2020/21 now is the perfect time. Our 6 top tips can help you make the most of your current allowances and tax relief, but be quick as they’ll need to...

Timing pays off for the early bird ISA investor

Timing pays off for the early bird ISA investor. Early tax year ISA investors could be thousands of pounds better off, according to research by Fidelity International looking at the investing habits of hypothetical ISA investors over the last 10 and 20 years. }...

A generation sleepwalking into retirement poverty

A generation sleepwalking into retirement poverty: Bombshell survey reveals hundreds of thousands expect to see their pensions run dry because so few are planning for old age. The research involved in-depth interviews with groups of savers since 2015. It found savers...

The Santa Rally

The Santa Rally At this time of year we often hear about a so-called Santa rally affecting stock markets in December. So, what is the Santa rally, and when exactly does it occur? } Reading time: 5 mins What is a Santa rally? As the name implies, a Santa rally is...

6 Ways to Identify a Pension Scam

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR RETIREMENT SAVINGS FROM FRAUD Don’t fall for a cold call } Reading time: 15 mins Following on from our previous post ‘Spot Fraud to Stop Fraud’, we’re continuing with this article about Pension scams. At Markland Hill Wealth, our...