Business coach, Stuart Mason, joins us this week to look at why learning is so important when you are looking to earn more. On this podcast we cover vision boards, goals and Stuart gives us a run down of his favourite books. 

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As the end of the tax year approaches, now is the perfect time to ensure you have your financial affairs in order and to double check you’ve taken advantage of all the tax-efficient allowances available to you. Some areas we look at this week include pensions, ISA’s, gifting for IHT purposes, CGT allowance and dividend allowance.

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Kym Laxy from Mortgage Advice Bureau Elgin joins us to look at mortgage options for those with blips in their credit history.

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We look at the different types of credit cards available and how they work. We cover cards for purchases, balance transfers, repairing your credit rating, reward cards and cashback cards. We cover the benefits of credit cards and also look at potential pitfalls.

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Phil and John look at the differences between active and passive investing. During this podcast they look at the differences between the two and the pros and cons of each approach.

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What could be the best investment for you? This week Andrew Scouller steps in for Phil and he looks at property and pensions. Areas covered include taxation, tax reliefs, costs and past performance.

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We look at whole of life insurance and the differences between this and term cover. We look at reasons why you would consider this type of plan and discuss inheritance tax planning and paying for your funeral.

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John and Phil look back at some of the podcasts that they recorded in 2022. They look at the most popular topics covered including Buy to Let and Financial Planning for Beginners.

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Government figures showed 500,000 people withdrew £3.6billion from their pension pots between March and xMay 2022. Is it a good idea to draw money from your pension pots? What are the tax implications? What are the pros and cons of doing this? - Just some of the questions we look at on this week’s podcast. 

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As the New Year approaches we look at getting your finances ready for 2023. We discuss goal setting, budgeting, New Year resolutions, wills, using your allowances and key dates for the year ahead. 

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