Your 2021 Budget summary
On Wednesday 3 March, Rishi Sunak delivered his second Budget as chancellor. The Budget outlines the state of the economy and the government’s spending plans. The World Health Organization declared…
8 financial planning opportunities before the Budget
There has been much speculation around what Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s second budget on 3rd March may have in store for us. The Chancellor himself indicated that he would tell us…
Making the most of 2021
Whilst the challenges of 2020 didn’t disappear at the stroke of midnight on New Years’ Eve, there seems to be a renewed energy at the start of 2021, as we…
Life Matters: The Year in Review
On behalf of the team at Life Matters I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas. If, like most of us, you could use some festive cheer, please click…
How can we influence the world’s biggest companies to be more socially and environmentally responsible? 10 things to know about sustainable investing
Living by the sea, you can’t fail to notice the impact of lockdown on nature. The water is visibly clearer, the beach, visibly cleaner. It’s not just at the coast…
Life Matters Update
A few weeks ago we asked our clients to take part in a satisfaction survey designed to check that the care and service we provide is meeting their expectations and…
Behavioural Finance Series: How our beliefs influence our financial behaviour
In the last edition of The Big PictureTM, we began a series of articles focusing on Behavioural Finance. We explored what we mean by Behavioural Finance and how the concept…
Riding the bear: Keeping your sights on the ‘bull’ at the end of the tunnel
Looking at the history of market cycles brings context to the present Covid-19 market correction. Although the extent of the pandemic is unprecedented in our lifetimes, we can have confidence…
How our inherent biases impact our decision-making: Introducing our Behavioural Finance series
In the 1800s, death rates in maternity wards were alarmingly high. Women were better off giving birth at home than going to the hospital. One doctor observed that having treated…
Lockdown: An opportunity to ‘reset’ our lives
A client recently shared with me how much they are going to miss lunch in the garden with their family when they return to the office. Others have commented that…