Birthday Party & Resources for 2012

Did you have an enjoyable Christmas and New Year? I hope you did and are looking forward to 2012. My daughter celebrated her 2nd birthday just before Christmas so we hosted a party for her and some of her friends. She had a great time and Daddy really enjoyed trying to get the various food [...]

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Tis The Season To Be Jolly!

Well I suppose I certainly don’t like the alternative! I know I have said it before, but I’ll say it again, doesn’t time fly?! Well it does and it has, and here we are at the end of another year. In many ways the end of 2011 is very much the same as 2010. Lots [...]

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NHS Pension Changes & A Trip To Paris!

Since I last ‘put pen to paper’, much has been going on. Firstly, the strikes. Whether you agree with them or not, the ongoing pensions debate was the root cause for many public sector workers walking out. With regards to the NHS Pension, the amount you are contributing is due to increase in April 2012. [...]

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Andalucía – Es Estupendo!

As regular readers will know, being clear about your goals in life is what planning is all about. I take great pleasure in seeing clients working towards their own objectives over the years, and then once there, ensuring that they are still ok in their wealth preservation years. For me, one of my own goals [...]

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Alton Towers, Mini Heatwave & Your ‘Right Brain’

I don’t know about you, but I have no idea where September went!? The last month has been very busy and there have been a few personal and business highlights: Personal I reached yet another birthday in early September (42!)and jumped on a train to London with my brother to go and watch England vs [...]

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Sun, Fun, Football & Mr Humphries

Well it was that time of year again – the family summer holiday! As usual, one minute it seemed a long way away, and then before you know it you are ordering euros, shopping for sun cream and digging out the big suitcases We are big fans of Majorca, having holidayed there on and off [...]

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FTSE Falls & The Summer Getaway

It’s certainly been an eventful month for the country and the economy. With regards the latter, the UK stock market has fallen for the majority of August and the FTSE 100 is now back at the same level of 12 months ago. Whilst this is concerning for all investors, I do think it’s important to [...]

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Goodbyes, Keys, Gold & Celebrations

I’ve said this before but will say it again – doesn’t time fly?! It only seems like yesterday that Charlotte left her First School age 9. Now suddenly she is leaving Middle School at age 13! Whoa! I am looking at the photo of her all dolled up before the end of term disco, and [...]

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Financial Tips New Format & Forthcoming Events For Dentists

So, what do you think of the new format? It’s certainly been a long time coming and originally I thought we’d be ready to roll it out a month or two ago, however we’ve been to-ing and fro-ing to get the design and behind the scenes technicalities just right. I hope you feel the effort [...]

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Relaxing And All The Fun Of The Fair

I suppose I knew that I would pay for talking about the good bank holiday weather the last time! We were away for a week recently in Wales, in a place called Saundersfoot near Tenby. The weather wasn’t exactly terrible, but like most of the UK it wasn’t exactly good either We still managed to [...]

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