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Former President Donald Trump has retaken the White House on a policy of widespread tax cuts, reduced immigration and lessened regulation.

Labour delivered their first Budget in 14 years today, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivering her spending and tax plans to parliament.

There is already much speculation as to where the Labour Government will find the funding to make up their £22 billion budgetary shortfall.  The FT Adviser article, available by clicking on the link below, suggests possible ways in which personal taxation may be affected. Please do not hesitate to get in contact to speak to

By Brooks Macdonald The results are in. Following a convincing Labour win, the UK has voted for a change in government, electing Sir Keir Starmer as the new UK Prime Minister. Despite the seismic political earthquake, financial markets barely registered a tremor. Indeed, in the weeks leading up to last week’s General Election, investors have

Considering the reasons behind the July 4th General Election decision and the potential impacts for investors.

“The TRUTH is, that all of the “STUFF” here on earth we work so hard to buy and accumulate… does NOT mean a thing. At the end of the day… people will be cleaning out our “STUFF”, going thru our “STUFF”, figuring out what to do with all of our “STUFF” we’ve accumulated in our

At a glance here are the main points from a financial planning perspective.

Steve Jobs’ last words remind us that money isn’t the answer to everything.

Peace of Mind in a Dangerous World, an investment report by Rathbones Investment Management Limited.

By 7IM The Association of British Insurers found that the average price of car insurance has risen by 21% compared to this time a year ago, now coming in at more than £500 per year*. And sadly, their data isn’t on quoted prices, but on actual paid prices – i.e. after you’ve spent an hour