On 22 June 2023, the Bank of England (BoE) raised the base interest rate by half a point, bringing the benchmark rate to 5%. Ian Bird, Partner at Secondsight, explores the effect of further rate hikes for mortgage holders, with a particular focus on what the [..]
Over the last year, inflation has been high. It’s likely to have affected your day-to-day costs, and it could harm your long-term wealth too. In November 2021, the BoE’s base interest rate was just 0.1%. Following a series of rises, it stood at 4.5% as of May [..]
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, announced on Friday 23 September his Growth Plan 2022 to release the huge potential in the British economy by tackling high energy costs and inflation and delivering higher productivity and wages. This is the biggest [..]
Welcome to our latest edition. Inside, we look at why now is the time to make sure you protect your wealth. The word ‘inflation’ had barely featured in the market’s vocabulary in the last three decades until it suddenly started to come back with a vengeance in [..]
Welcome to our latest edition. This issue was written prior to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, presenting the second UK Budget of 2021 on Wednesday 27 October. We will look at the key announcements included in the Chancellor’s red box in the next [..]
Welcome to our latest edition. Inside, we look at how having a financial plan in place early on can make it easier to manage your money further down the line. It’s never too early to make a financial plan. The sooner you work out your goals and start following a [..]
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