by Gretchen Betts | Sep 27, 2020 | Death, Financial Planning
First of all we grieve. Most of our clients have been with us at Magenta and previous companies for many years and have become firm friends in deep, mutually respectful and beneficial relationships. We have shared momentous events with them – new children and...
by Gretchen Betts | Sep 21, 2020 | Advice, COVID19, Dementia, Financial Planning
The ongoing impact on lives The coronavirus pandemic and all the precautions that come with adapting to the ‘new normal’ are taking a toll on all of us, but especially those suffering from Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia itself does not increase a person’s...
by Gretchen Betts | Sep 14, 2020 | Advice, Financial Planning
By Julie Lord Few people describe making large financial decisions as “effortless”, “painless”, or “fun.” In some situations, you may even lose sleep over choices surrounding your finances. When you factor in coronavirus or any...
by Gretchen Betts | Sep 6, 2020 | Lifestyle, Money, Money talks
Most of us spend a lot of time and effort trying to increase both of these during our lifetimes. We have all heard the old adage that “Money can’t buy Happiness” but is this right? Perhaps what we should say is: “If you think money can’t buy happiness – you’re not...
by Gretchen Betts | Aug 30, 2020 | Magenta Team
How did that happen? It only seems like a few weeks ago that we were contemplating a fresh new vision for financial planning advice and making our plans for the future. We remember well the fun we had in choosing our name (See blog “Why we called ourselves Magenta”)...