Well, I managed to complete the BUPA Great North Sunderland 10K on July 18th I joined a few thousand runners in perfect running weather at the start line. Once we’d enjoyed the obligatory warm up, we were off! I was in the second group to start (believe me, the first group looked far too [...]
Emerging Market / Pacific Rim Investing – Which Fund Should I Choose? – Hot Topics Q & A
August 27, 2010 By
Q. I am about to start contributing to a personal pension fund and have been through a process to assess both how much risk I need to take with my investment as well as how much risk I will be able to tolerate on an ongoing basis. Whilst I am comfortable investing 70-80% of the equity [...]
Dental Profits 2009 – NHS & Private Practice
August 24, 2010 By
Specialist accountants Dodd & Co in Cumbria, who serve dentists & medics throughout the UK, have recently released their 2009 profit figures for both NHS and private practice dentists. They covered the findings in their recent newsletter (which I highly recommend you subscribe to, see email link at the end of the article) and have [...]
10k Charity Run & The Fisherman’s Parable
August 1, 2010 By
It felt like a good idea at the time, but as I write we’re just a few days from the BUPA Sunderland 10k run on Sunday July 18th. The training has been going ok I think and I’m going for a time of 50-55 minutes. I have decided to raise money for Cancer Research UK, [...]
Personal Pension or Individual Savings Account? – Hot Topics Q & A
July 29, 2010 By
Q. I am looking to invest a lump sum, as well as a regular amount each month. I can’t decide whether to choose an equities based Individual Savings Account (ISA) or a Personal Pension. Which do you think is best? A. It’s fair to say we’ve been asked this question a few times over the years! As [...]
Investing Company Money – Cash, Shares, Pensions…?
July 26, 2010 By
Investing company money that has built up within a business bank account poses a challenge to many company directors. If you are a dentist that has decided to incorporate (or perhaps you’ve already done it), or a doctor with private earnings that has incorporated, one of the main differences you’ll have noticed is that there [...]
Rothbury Gunman, Bonnie Scotland & An Ill Client
July 23, 2010 By
I live with my wife and daughter in Rothbury. We live here because its quiet and beautiful, yet has good facilities and schools. Did I say quiet?! You may have noticed that we have been in the news a bit. It is really a very strange feeling to have a killer in your midst. I [...]
Pensioners Concern By Change In Inflation Rules – Hot Topics Q & A
July 20, 2010 By
Q. I know that there is going to be a review of all public sector pensions, including the NHS scheme that I am a member of, but have I heard it right that the government have already announced that any pension inflation increases are going to be linked to a different index than the Retail [...]
Investing Your Capital – Obvious & Hidden Risks
July 17, 2010 By
As we have said consistently for many years, we favour passive funds and tracker funds when investing clients’ capital. The evidence for actively managed funds where the Fund Manager stock picks, and perhaps tries to time the markets leading to consistent long term performance above the average is thin on the ground. Especially so when [...]
Life’s a Beach & Wagga Wagga Steaks
July 14, 2010 By
Well, it’s been holiday time again. We have been visiting the same seaside resort of Saundersfoot in Wales for over 20 years now, so I guess we like it! The packing of the car has always been an interesting one, with family priorities changing over the years as daughter Charlotte grows. Now a 12 and [...]
