Moving through life's seasons
I have resisted the temptation to ask for a valuation of our very modest investment portfolio, it might be keeping me awake at night! And yet can we simply ignore the Coronavirus effect on investments? Perhaps we can. Continue reading “Coronavirus – effect on investments”
I was 56 in July 2018 and walked out of the blummin Council for the last time and I will never forget that momentous day. Continue reading “Surprising things about my retirement so far”
We recently had a letter from our Independent Financial Advisors where they commented on the way the markets have reacted to the Coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading “Fear and greed, the market response to Coronavirus”
I don’t normally pay much attention to general letters from banks but this one made me mutter under my breath and sent my eyebrows hitting the ceiling. Continue reading “Co-Op Bank interest rate rant”
One of the nice things of being in a community of bloggers is the occasional opportunity to host a guest blog. This guest post, by Stacy B Miller is about Inflation – Does it kill your retirement savings silently? Continue reading “Guest blog – Inflation – Does it kill your retirement savings silently?”
We have just had a visit to our Financial Advisors. While we normally see them once a year, I recently asked if we were on track with our plans or whether I should sell a kidney. Me, sell a kidney, don’t be daft. Continue reading “Asking our Financial Advisors if I should sell a kidney?”
Are Critical Illness policies worth it? Well, it is always worth considering how we could manage if illness unexpectedly came along. Alternatively, are these policies an insurance industry con, to frighten us into insuring ourselves against every possible scenario and having no money left for anything else? Continue reading “Are Critical Illness policies worth it?”