by Gretchen Betts | May 31, 2019 | Lifestyle, Women and finance
The “Motherhood Penalty” The financial wellbeing of women who choose to have children is constantly under threat – but this doesn’t have to be the case. New research shows that punishing childcare costs are creating a ‘motherhood penalty’ that contributes to an...
by Gretchen Betts | May 22, 2019 | Lifestyle
You know what’s worse than judging a book by its cover? Judging a book by its cover… AND THEN making financial decisions based on what you guess the book might tell you. And yet, we do this all the time. Not with books, but with people. Look at the photo. Not only are...
by Gretchen Betts | May 14, 2019 | Scam, Technical
Three tips to avoid becoming a victim Julie recently met a new client who sadly had lost over £100,000 to a sustained campaign of telephone investment scamming aimed at retired people. This is becoming more worrying as these con artists are using ever more...
by Gretchen Betts | May 13, 2019 | Lifestyle
When I was younger I used to love Birds Angel Delight. So much so that I would buy a packet and a pint of milk, make up the mixture (butterscotch flavour was my favourite) and eat it all at once. But I noticed that something happened as I was eating it: First...
by Gretchen Betts | May 7, 2019 | Lifestyle, Wellbeing
Many clients who have their later life planning under control say it was easier than they thought and they felt better once they had dealt with it. Conversations with clients about later life and dying can be difficult or uncomfortable and yet this is an essential...
