UK Income Tax rates are now at their highest since 1988, with those earning more than £150,000 paying tax at 50 percent. As a result, the recent 31 January payment will have proved very expensive for many. Here are our “top tips” for saving tax in the year to come. These could help reduce next year’s tax bill, and may even…
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One of the mysteries of life in the financial markets is that many people still seem to believe you can build a successful investment strategy around forecasting, despite the road being littered with the corpses of those who got it wrong. This month, 24 out of 27 market economists polled by Bloomberg forecast the Reserve Bank of Australia would cut…
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What about the wisdom of investing more in emerging market economies? – the common wisdom that investors should focus a growing portion of their portfolios on the perceived opportunities in emerging market equities. If we reflect on 2011 for a moment, many investors believed (and continue to believe) that since emerging markets offered greater GDP growth than developed markets, that that would…
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New Wealthflow website launch www.wealthflow.com I’m delighted to announce the launch of the new Wealthflow website. Feedback welcomed. Best regards Duncan
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Wealthflow was last night named a finalist in the 2012 Adviser of the Year for Scotland & Northern Ireland by New Model Adviser Magazine. The accolades recognise those financial planners who are dedicated to professionalism, education and high ethical standards and are presented at an annual awards ceremony in London. Wealthflow’s Duncan Glassey said: “We are delighted to have been recognised in this…
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