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…
Support for those affected by the financial impact of Covid-19
There’s no doubt that the human cost of this pandemic is far greater than the financial cost, but in the spirit of working together to support our community, we would…
Life Matters launch a new secure portal and join with a local charity to provide mentoring support
It’s been another busy month at Life Matters, acclimatising to the ‘new normal’ and ensuring we remain available to offer support in whatever way we can. We are still working…
Staving off stay-at-home boredom: 6 activities to try during lockdown
You’ve caught up on all the Netflix series worth watching and those DIY jobs you’ve been putting off for months, are all now done. (Or maybe they’re not, and you’re…
Diversification & the important role it has played during the Covid-19 market decline
There’s no question that focusing on the health and wellbeing of you and your loved ones is the most important thing at this time, but for many, understanding a few…
Living in interesting times
To say we are currently living in uncertain times would be a massive understatement. At the start of what for most people is week 4 of staying at home, we…