Monthly Archives: June 2012

How Malcolm Small was ahead of his time

Posted on June 7, 2012 by henry tapper

Update I wrote this article 6 years ago, 4 years before the Pension Freedoms (which Malcolm Small predicted). Malcolm is now dead and this article is dedicated to his memory. It was originally called “Sherbert Dib-Dabs for breakfast”   Malcolm … Continue reading →

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Pensions Victorious, Happy and glorious!

Posted on June 6, 2012 by henry tapper

The image is of the transit of Venus taken from deep space (more here). “In the gloom the gold gathers the light about it” The British weather didn’t do us many favours over our long weekend but as we got … Continue reading →

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Financial Education – why we do it- why we love it!

Posted on June 2, 2012 by henry tapper

We’re simple folk at First Actuarial .we build our strategies around things we like to do, things we are good at and things that need to be done. We like helping people “get” pensions. It gives us a buzz when … Continue reading →

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The Play Pen’s golf day like no other!

Posted on June 2, 2012 by henry tapper

Corporate Golf days are such formulaic affairs…the obligatory “bacon rolls before and ploughmans after”, the lager shandies, the accusations of banditry and the stories of the put that got away. Dull as ditch! And were this blog to concern itself with such nonsense … Continue reading →

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