by Gretchen Betts | Oct 25, 2020 | Impact Investing, Investments, Money
traditional, ethical, ESG and positive impact investing explained in simple terms. At Magenta we are keen to give clients the opportunity to invest in a way that makes them feel comfortable, secure and confident that they are using their money not only to benefit...
by Gretchen Betts | Oct 25, 2020 | Advice, Financial Planning, Impact Investing, Investments
As Financial Planners, we quite like numbers and statistics. So, to celebrate Good Money Week, we thought we’d share a few about pensions and how these could help the world and climate change for us all. The total pension wealth in the UK was estimated to be...
by Gretchen Betts | Oct 19, 2020 | Financial Planning, Money, Retirement
Part 1 At the time of writing, Bob and I should be enjoying our honeymoon on safari in Africa. Alas our wedding has been postponed until July 2021 and as our retirements have been formally announced with a family party and a lovely Magenta afternoon tea, we decided to...
by Gretchen Betts | Oct 12, 2020 | Financial Planning, Lifestyle, Money talks
1. Get organised! You can’t hope to make an accurate and robust plan for the future if you don’t know where you are starting from. Get all your paperwork together so you know what all your insurance policies cost, the cover levels and what they are for; what...
by Gretchen Betts | Oct 5, 2020 | Financial Planning, Pension
Commonly called Pension Freedom, since 2016 people have been able to access and ‘drawdown’ their pension funds from age 55 and to take out money whenever and however, they wish. On the face of it this sounds like a great development – much more flexibility than under...
