by Gretchen Betts | Oct 12, 2023 | Financial Planning, Lifestyle, Money, Women and finance
Are you a woman in business, an entrepreneur or an executive managing a team? From experience, I know that being an entrepreneur and business owner or exec isn’t always easy, especially for women. In fact, it can be quite hard to call oneself an entrepreneur – the...
by Gretchen Betts | Aug 29, 2023 | Financial Planning, Money
Sadly, Glenda passed away in June this year. To pay tribute to her, we are revisiting Julie’s Blog from Summer 2019, where we had an open conversation about Glenda’s money habits. When Julie Met Glenda! Glenda May Jackson CBE, is an actress and former...
by Gretchen Betts | Jul 4, 2022 | Divorce, Financial Planning, Lifestyle, Money, Wellbeing
Life and the traditions we have adopted over time are changing, and this seems to have been especially amplified over the past few years with change happening faster than ever. We have grown up with the fairy tale story of meeting the person of our dream, moving in...
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 | Mar 14, 2022 | Cash flow, Financial Planning, Financial Planning, Investments, ISA, Money
We’re not far away from the end of another tax year, so with many allowances being “use it or lose it”, what are the key things you need to think about before 5th April? Invest in your ISAs! Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) allow your savings to grow free of income...
by Gretchen Betts | Mar 7, 2022 | Financial Planning, Lifestyle, Money, Wellbeing
At Magenta we always ask about a client’s family situation and whether there is likely to be any financial support required for young children, older parents, adult children and/or other family members. It is important that we understand whether there will be any...