Do you have a pension you no longer pay into whether it is an ex-employer’s pension or a private one? Such pensions are known as paid up (private) or preserved (final salary). Technically private pensions are also known as defined contribution, DC, or money purchase pensions. Final salary pensions are also known as defined benefit or DB schemes.

The recent collapse of Carillion which has left behind the largest ever UK pension scheme deficit to be rescued by the lifeboat scheme, The Pension Protection Fund or PPF for short, should serve as a stark warning sign to most members of final salary pension schemes.

We are delighted to announce a couple of new services for Wealth And Tax Management clients which will benefit you significantly. Both services are designed to help you to maximise returns from your cash deposits...

Mike Barry & Bob Bluffield present the weekly magazine show, MK Today. This week the show features our guests; Tony Byrne of Wealth & Tax Management who discusses personal finances - and Rosemary Hill who will talk about her work with the theatre and psychology...

The latest NHS annual survey of the nation’s wellbeing found that men reported higher levels of happiness than women from their late teens up until retirement. It’s not until 65 that men and women were found to be equally happy....

Mike Barry and Bob Bluffield bring you the weekly magazine programme, MK Today on CRMK.co.uk. In this show, broadcast on 15 December 2017, the presenters discuss personal finances and Bitcoins with financial advisor, Tony Byrne of Wealth & Tax Management and author of 'Wealth Magic'.

Regular readers of this blog will be conscious of my regular advice to save money and earn more money, especially passive income, as the foundation stone of sound financial planning.

We read and hear a lot about how fortunate are the baby boomers of today and how unlucky are the Millennials. However, when you dig a bit deeper the facts reveal an altogether different story..

The FTSE All-World Index advanced 22% in 2017, its biggest increase since 2009, the year after the global financial crisis, and its fourth-best annual return since the benchmark started in 1993. A remarkable year by any standards.