by Gretchen Betts | Jun 5, 2022 | Inclusion, Lifestyle
Magenta has always prided itself on being inclusive and being a big supporter of a fairer, more equitable financial services sector. As regular readers of our blog will know, it’s important to us to be a voice for women in financial services (both in encouraging more...
by Gretchen Betts | May 30, 2022 | Lifestyle, Women and finance
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Mayfair on 21 April 1926 – the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.) In February 1952, Elizabeth became queen of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United...
by Gretchen Betts | May 2, 2022 | Death, Financial Planning, Inheritance, Lifestyle, Money
How lovely! Most people would be envious and agree that this is a wonderful position to be in, but for others it becomes a huge burden and responsibility, particularly if they are not confident about managing money. Everyone dreams of getting a windfall, but many...
by Gretchen Betts | Apr 25, 2022 | Financial Planning, Impact Investing, Lifestyle
1 – Having to sacrifice returns to do good with your money This is the number one discussion point that gets raised by clients when talking about investing ‘ethically’ or ‘doing good’ with money. A significant number of people want their money to do good in the world,...
by Gretchen Betts | Apr 11, 2022 | Death, Financial Planning, Lifestyle
If you knew today was your last day, what regrets would you have? What would you have missed? What do you wish you had done differently? Recently I was referred to a book called ‘The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying’ and have become rather obsessive about...
by Gretchen Betts | Mar 28, 2022 | Advice, Cash flow, Financial Planning, Lifestyle, Wellbeing, Women and finance
We have written often about women being at a disadvantage compared to men when it comes to lifelong financial wellbeing. In fact, they are also in a worse position than their mothers and grandmothers, simply because they are likely to live much longer and thus need...