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Category: Lifestyle & Uncategorized
We were recently reminded of Linda Ellisâ poem The Dash, which you can read in full here.
The Dash talks about the life of a man who has passed away, being talked about by his friend at the funeral. The friend refers to everything that he had done and achieved during his life as being represented by âthe dashâ; the space between the two dates of birth and death on his headstone.
Category: Uncategorized
Introduction
âMarkets can fall as well as riseâŚâ
Never was that statement more true than in August, when virtually all the major world markets headed down, led by the plunging stock market in China. It became virtually impossible to watch a news bulletin without seeing a shell-shocked fund manager or a weeping private investor.
Category: Economy & Investments & markets & Shares & Uncategorized
The warning signs for the Chinese economy began way back in July, when the Shanghai Composite Index lost more than 8% on a single day. Overall, during the month of July the market suffered its worst month for six years, losing 29% from the peak June price.
Category: Housing & Tax & Uncategorized
According to HM Revenue & Customsâ (HMRC) policy paper, âRestricting Financial Cost Relief for Individual Landlordsâ itâs not just mortgage interest to which the change in tax relief applies. As well as mortgage interest, finance costs include interest on loans to buy furnishings and fees incurred when taking out or repaying mortgages or loans. The changes do also apply to mortgage arrangement, booking and valuation fees.
Category: Family & ISA & savings & Uncategorized
Children born after 3 January 2011 â or those aged under 18 and born before 1 September 2002 â can open a Junior ISA. This also applies for those children born between 1 September 2002 and 3 January 2011 who are not eligible for a Child Trust Fund (CTF).
Category: Economy & Interest Rates & Uncategorized
In August 2015, unemployment increased for the second month in a row, adding weight to the arguments of ratesetters in the âlower for longerâ camp. Latest ONS figures showed the jobless total up 25,000 in the three months to June to a total of 1.85 million, however, the unemployment rate itself did not shift. Interest rates were held in early August by a vote of 8 to 1, as the Bank released its latest inflation report showing expectations that a first rise would come in or around February 2016.
