Author Archives: Len Armstrong
Relief beyond belief?
As each Budget approaches, there is usually a plethora of hints, tips, leaks and thinly-veiled warnings about some new tax, …
Corporate anxiety
A new survey of research analysts has found that corporate anxiety, the fear of government intervention and another recession, is …
Income seeking investors & banking stocks
A new briefing note from Fidelity International has concluded that now is not a good time for income seekers to …
Is volatile the new normal?
A client shared an interesting article from the New York Times with me yesterday evening, suggesting that extreme market swings …
Pensions are rubbish!
Informed Choice financial planner Len Armstrong suggests some tongue-in-cheek alternatives to saving for your retirement.
Investment Bonds back in fashion?
Informed Choice financial planner Len Armstrong explains why Investment Bonds might be coming back in fashion after recent changes to capital gains tax and forthcoming changes to adviser remuneration rules.
Efficient investment re-registration
Informed Choice financial planner Len Armstrong points out a couple of potential pitfalls when re-registering your investments onto a fund supermarket platform.
A valuable pension tax-break
Informed Choice Financial Planner Len Armstrong explains why the Budget left in place a valuable tax-break for members of final salary pension schemes who are able to take 100% of their AVC contributions as tax-free cash.
Redundancy and pension contributions
Even as we start to leave economic recession, many employers are continuing to downsize their workforces, and are often targeting those employees who are the most expensive by offering a ‘package’ of redundancy and retirement options.
