by Gretchen Betts | Dec 14, 2017 | Lifestyle
Managing your Finances at Christmas It is a fact that overindulging comes with the Christmas territory. However, a substantial amount of food and drink is often matched with overspending, seeing the first part of the New Year turning into a damage repair exercise for...
by Gretchen Betts | Dec 11, 2017 | Lifestyle, Technical
Over the last few weeks our blog has been focusing on the 8 Money Types as described by Deborah Price and the Money Coaching Institute. This is our last blog of this series and covers The Tyrant and The Magician. Are you The Tyrant? Tyrants use money to control...
by Gretchen Betts | Dec 8, 2017 | Lifestyle, Magenta Team
Wow – We can’t believe it’s the 8th December already! Here’s 3 things that happened this week at Magenta! It’s been a studious week for Gretchen and Rebecca, who on Wednesday sat their Pension Transfer and Financial Planning Advice exam....
by Gretchen Betts | Dec 7, 2017 | Technical
Pensions often get a bad press! We think there are a few reasons for this: Many people don’t know all the new rules Pension scandals and scams Poor understanding of the benefits. In the olden days you had to exchange the accumulated fund for an annuity and if you...
by Gretchen Betts | Dec 4, 2017 | Technical
Last week we concentrated on 2 more of the 8 money types, The Warrior and The Martyr. The money archetypes are not our personality or “who we are”, but are symbolic metaphors that help us to understand our patterns and behaviours. Simply stated, they show us “where we...