by Gretchen Betts | May 14, 2020 | Advice, COVID19, Lifestyle
The World Health Organisation recently declared the Covid-19 crisis to be the biggest event to affect the world since World War II. History shows us that we often emerge from times of great crisis changed, both as individuals and as a society. As we sit at home during...
by Gretchen Betts | May 7, 2020 | COVID19, Financial Planning, Lifestyle
These are unprecedented times—we have never experienced anything like what we’re going through now and we understand that some of you will be anxious about your investments and about how any reduction in value will affect your future lifestyle and ability to realise...
by Gretchen Betts | Apr 23, 2020 | COVID19, Lifestyle
At Magenta we have done a lot of work on wellbeing – financial wellbeing in particular but broadening the topic to cover all aspects of wellbeing to ensure our clients feel positive, can pursue their passions and get the most out of life. We believe that financial...
by Gretchen Betts | Apr 16, 2020 | Advice, COVID19, Wellbeing
By Julie Lord Lockdown was announced on March 23rd, the very day I was supposed to fly off for nearly 3 weeks holiday in Japan with my eldest daughter Mary. We were to fly into Tokyo and had planned all sorts of things there like seeing the cherry blossom in Kyoto and...
by Gretchen Betts | Apr 2, 2020 | COVID19, Financial Planning, Money
Amidst all the panic about coronavirus and lock down, did anyone remember that Chancellor Rishi Sunak gave his first budget on 11 March?! We are now days away from the changes being implemented and, although there weren’t many major changes, there are a few things we...
by Gretchen Betts | Mar 24, 2020 | Advice, COVID19
We hope you didn’t find your social distancing too hard at the weekend and are all well. What a surreal reality we now find ourselves living and working in together. At Magenta we are aware that this is a scary and somewhat overwhelming time. Like us, you’ve probably...
