Leaving money to a charity of your choice within your Will is a great way to ensure a positive legacy for the future. It makes the money you worked so hard for during your lifetime continue to do good when you are no longer here. Additionally, if you give at least 10% of your…
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We are pleased to welcome James Allen to the team as our latest Wealth Strategist, to ensure that we are able to maintain and improve our service levels as we continue to grow. James has been working in financial services for 14 years in areas such as mortgages and protection and is looking forward to…
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We are delighted to welcome Kat Thanes to our team as our in-house Marketing Executive. Kat has been with us since April and has been working away behind the scenes. You may have noticed some of the changes she has already implemented and over the next few months many more will appear. Kat’s role with…
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Future planning is a key factor for many people in later life. Having an up-to-date Will is the number one way that people use to communicate their wishes and, although it is an important element, it might not be the most effective way to ensure your children, family or friends get the best outcome from…
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Foresight has continued to grow, even through the pandemic, and the acquisition of Platinum is another step in our ambitious growth plans. Over recent years it has become apparent that the ever-increasing level of regulation and compliance is leading to a smaller number of larger financial advisers, who are able to deal with this overhead…
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The pandemic has made us all take a step back and reassess how we are working. Having a good work life balance has never been more important. We are really appreciative of our team at Foresight and have already made a number of internal changes to reflect this, such as offering flexible and hybrid working. We…
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With interest rates now the highest they’ve been since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), are Premium Bonds still worth it? The answer depends on who you ask. With Premium Bonds, it has long been considered that there is no risk to your capital, it is only the ‘interest’ element that is a gamble. And as…
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However, these HMRC estimates were based on Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) estimates for wage growth from March 2021, which have since changed significantly. Parliament has also frozen current long term tax thresholds, as well as ever-increasing inflation appearing on the scene. HMRC’s estimated number of higher rate taxpayers was based on a 0.9% growth…
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Stock prices started the month strongly thanks to good early results from COVID-19 vaccine trials, better-than-expected employment reports, and higher-than-anticipated manufacturing activity. In the US, despite multiple States reporting increased COVID infections, stocks continued to climb, especially in large technology. American indices are now back in positive territory for the current year. These behemoth companies,…
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Behavioural finance is the study of how human behaviour, driven by emotions and sentiment as much as rational decision-making, affects how we act in relation to our investments and financial decisions. Whilst there is clearly underlying rationality to financial markets and how assets are priced, the human element must be considered as part of this…
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