by Gretchen Betts | Oct 14, 2022 | Climate change
Climate change is an ever-increasing concern, not just for individuals but for businesses too. As most of our clients know, Magenta has always been committed to doing what we can to reduce the impact we have on the environment. In 2021 we signed up with a company...
by Gretchen Betts | Aug 29, 2022 | Advice, Divorce, Uncategorized
The ‘little ones’ have flown the nest; the mortgage is predominantly paid off and retirement is so close you can almost smell the slightly stale sandwiches at your office leaving party. Now, what exciting chapter lies ahead for you and your partner? Blissful beach...
by Gretchen Betts | Jul 18, 2022 | Advice, Financial Planning, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
We all have to go one day, and, in our experience, it is better to be organised and prepared as far as possible. At Magenta we have had some wonderful discussions with clients about how they want to go and be remembered; the parties they want to have; the music; the...
by Gretchen Betts | Jun 27, 2022 | Advice, Death, Financial Planning, Lifestyle
There are millions of things we can fill our minds with, and this doesn’t always come readily to mind, but sometimes thinking and talking about death is healthy. Death is like a work or study deadline – something that empowers us to make sure we do everything we want...
by Gretchen Betts | May 9, 2022 | Advice, Financial Planning, Wellbeing
“Financial wellbeing” is a relatively new concept in the mainstream financial advice world. Indeed, in many companies it is seen as the new marketing tagline just to sell more financial products. But financial planning firms like Magenta understand that much like...
by Gretchen Betts | Apr 4, 2022 | Climate change, Climate change
At the beginning of 2021 we decided we wanted to do more about becoming a ‘greener’ company and doing our bit for the environment. We found a great company called Ecologi https://ecologi.com/ who’s passion is helping companies reduced their carbon footprint, through...