These years can be some of the most enjoyable and fulfilling of your life. But just because you’ve stopped earning, it doesn’t mean your financial assets shouldn’t continue working hard for you. There are still financial issues that need to be addressed, and if you would like to explore how to make your money work harder during retirement, call Alex today.

Enjoying Your Retirement

It’s tempting to overspend in the early years of retirement, and underestimate your longevity. Reduce the risk of outliving your assets by fine-tuning your retirement income plan – work out your real spending and match it up with your expected pension income. Continue to manage your investments carefully, and if you need a top up, you may want to look at equity release, where you can use the value in your property to provide income.

It’s also tempting to let insurance policies lapse such as life and long-term disability policies, but if you still have a dependent spouse or children at university, you could still have a real need for protection. Keep your estate plan up-to-date with the changes in your financial situation, living arrangements or family matters that may occur after retirement.

The value of pension and investments and the income they produce can fall as well as rise. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

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Savings & Investments

Whether you are saving for a specific purpose or building a pot of money for use at a later date, we can help you make an informed decision based on clearly understanding your financial situation, your goals and how much risk you are prepared to take with your money. We can help you identify an action plan that is right for you, and, as your circumstances change, can help you review all of this on a regular basis.

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Mortgages

Whether you are thinking of re-mortgaging your property, moving home, or borrowing to invest in rental properties, trying to determine which deal is the right one for you and your specific circumstances can be difficult. We can help you with the tricky process of not only getting a mortgage, but getting the right mortgage, ensuring you are not paying more than you have to.

Insurance

You are probably familiar with protecting your property using buildings and contents insurance, but what about protection of your greatest assets – you and your family? We can advise you on the options available for protecting your home and your standard of living in the event of an accident, a serious illness or death.

Pension Planning

Pensioners now have complete freedom to draw down as much or as little of their pension pot as they want, anytime they want. But while retirement freedom creates more choice, it brings with it more risk. We also live in era where we live longer, are retired for longer, and need to make our savings last for longer. We can take you through the choices on offer, so you can approach retirement feeling more informed through the right preparation and advice.

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Estate Planning

Preserving your estate is all about protecting your assets, and ensuring the right money goes to the right people at the right time. We can help you with estate planning advice on wills, inheritance tax, trusts and lasting and enduring powers of attorney, to ensure your estate is dealt with exactly as you wish when you die.

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Business Planning

In our experience, firms that have a spectrum of quality group benefits in place, tend to have a higher percentage of long serving employees. We can provide expert help with structuring employee pension schemes and insurance solutions, considering your business’s financial circumstances and objectives.

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The value of pensions and investments and the income they produce can fall as well as rise. Tax treatment varies according to individual circumstances and is subject to change. Estate planning, wills and LPAs are not regulated by the FCA.