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Bucket Lists – What they are and tips on how to write yours!
We have such a short time on this earth yet few of us pause to think about how we want to spend that time. That is why a bucket list, a list of everything that you want to be, do, have, and experience in life can really help you live life to the fullest. If you want...

Magenta’s Team Building Day! by Allyson Hopkins
After such a difficult 2 years we really wanted to get the team out of the office for some well-deserved fun and team building. Finding something that everyone was able or wanted to do wasn’t as easy as it first seemed. We’re a varied team in age and...

Magenta’s July Vlog – from Gretchen Betts
Welcome to Gretchen’s monthly VLOG, for July! Each month Gretchen talks about 3 pertinent topics that have come up with Magenta clients. In July the topics discussed were Trust Registration Requirements Cash Rates Gretchen’s recent award for Financial Adviser of the...

What’s the purpose of your retirement pot and will it enable you to do everything you want? by Gretchen Betts
We spend a lot of time at Magenta talking about retirement planning and setting objectives for when you aren’t working, or are working less. When we talk about Retirement Planning – this isn’t about just when you turn 50, 60, or whatever your magic number is for...

End of Life Planning, Your Financial Check List By Julie Lord
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...

Saving for Your Child’s Significant Life Events – Our Top Tips By Allyson Hopkins
As any parent knows children can be very expensive. Even before a child is born there seems to be more and more costs parents are facing; scans, baby showers and maternity care just to name a few. Parents understand that whilst their children are young, there...

Moving in with your partner, planning to get married, or not? By Jess Geere
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...

Talking About Death Is Healthy – By Julie Lord
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...

Magenta’s June Vlog – from Gretchen Betts
Gretchen’s Monthly Vlog will detail the 3 Top Topics which Magenta have been discussing with their clients. In June the following topics were discussed Investment Markets State Pension Forecasts Fun, Travel and Covid To view the Vlog for June click...

What will happen to my pension when I die? By Jamie Flook
This is a question we get asked a lot, usually because people are concerned that it will “die with them” and leave their family with a hole in the household income. What happens depends entirely on the type of pension you have. For ease of understanding, we’ve broken...
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- Bucket Lists – What they are and tips on how to write yours!
- Magenta’s Team Building Day! by Allyson Hopkins
- Magenta’s July Vlog – from Gretchen Betts
- What’s the purpose of your retirement pot and will it enable you to do everything you want? by Gretchen Betts
- End of Life Planning, Your Financial Check List By Julie Lord
- Saving for Your Child’s Significant Life Events – Our Top Tips By Allyson Hopkins
- Moving in with your partner, planning to get married, or not? By Jess Geere
- Talking About Death Is Healthy – By Julie Lord
- Magenta’s June Vlog – from Gretchen Betts
- What will happen to my pension when I die? By Jamie Flook
- Financial Considerations when Re-Marrying by Julie Lord
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- Magenta’s May Vlog – from Gretchen Betts
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- Magenta’s April Vlog – from Gretchen Betts
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