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News & Articles

Below are Lighthouse Financial Advice press releases and articles which have appeared in the national press and online media.

  • How can stock market turmoil affect you? | 5 August 2011
  • Andy Gadd, Head of Research at Lighthouse Group, comments in an article by BBC personal finance reporter Kevin Peachey, on how stock market turmoil can affect anyone with a pension, those considering retirement, savers with Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs), and even money set aside by families for the cost of children's university education.
  • Read the full article at www.bbc.co.uk/news (page opens in a new window).
 
  • The Hutton Report | 28 June 2011
  • If you are a member of a Public Service pension scheme, such as the NHS or Teacher’s schemes, you can expect to see massive changes to your pension by 2015. In this article Andy Gadd, Head of Research at Lighthouse Group, explains how the proposals may affect you.
  • Download the full article.
 
  • Property: where to from here? | 28 June 2011
  • When considering investment into property it is important to realise that not all property funds are the same. In this article Andy Gadd, Head of Research at Lighthouse Group, looks at issues you need to consider.
  • Download the full article.
 
  • Is inflation eroding the value of your savings? | 18 May 2011
  • With inflation higher than it has been for many years, Andy Gadd, Head of Research at Lighthouse, looks at the impact on individuals and considers what they could do.
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  • Changes to taxation of redundancy payments | 9 May 2011
  • Rules introduced recently mean that a higher level of tax on any non-exempt amount is likely to be deducted at source if the payment is made after issuing the P45. Andy Gadd, Head of Research at Lighthouse, explains what this means in practice.
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  • The appeal of a resilient market | 27 April 2011
  • Andy Gadd, Head of Research at Lighthouse, gives his thoughts on where he thinks the UK stock market is heading in the second half of the year.
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  • How to choose an ISA | 5 March 2011
  • Andy Gadd, Head of Research at Lighthouse Group, comments in The Independent about how to choose an ISA.
  • Read the full article at www.independent.co.uk (page opens in a new window).
 
  • Traded Life Policies | 20 February 2011
  • Andy Gadd, Head of Research at Lighthouse, comments in The Independent on Traded Life Policies, marketed as low risk investments but which, according to finance experts, carry major risks.
  • Read the full article at www.independent.co.uk (page opens in a new window).
 
  • Inheritance tax planning and the nil rate band | 17 February 2011
  • Andy Gadd, Head of Research at Lighthouse, looks at how the transferable nil rate band can be used in estate planning.
  • Read the full article at www.ifaonline.co.uk (page opens in a new window).
 
  • Latest investment fund superstars | 22 January 2011
  • Andy Gadd, Head of Research at Lighthouse, comments in The Indepedendent about the latest investment fund superstars.
  • Read the full article at www.independent.co.uk (page opens in a new window).
 
  • It is better to save or pay off debts? | 19 January 2011
  • Andy Gadd, Head of Research at Lighthouse, comments in The Independent on working out whether it is better to save or pay off debts.
  • Read the full article at www.independent.co.uk (page opens in a new window).
 
  • What does the coming year holds for investors? | 6 January 2011
  • Andy Gadd, Head of Research at Lighthouse, has a cautiously optimistic view of what the coming year holds for investors.
  • Read the full article at www.ftadviser.com (page opens in a new window).

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