Category Archives: happiness

Investing in the sunny uplands!

Posted on September 14, 2012 by henry tapper

A common theme in my blogs is the frustration that people get stuck in the wrong kind of investments wrong in terms of charges, wrong in terms of management and wrong in terms of the suitability of the fund to a … Continue reading →

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Can pension saving really grow the economy?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by henry tapper

Putting a stealth tax on an employer’s wage bill of 3% and frog-boiling millions to reduce their take home by up to 4% doesn’t fit comfortably with a growth strategy for the economy. Less money to spend. Many regard UK pension policy … Continue reading →

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Does your pension scheme need advice?

Posted on August 14, 2012 by henry tapper

WARNING- THIS BLOG CONTAINS A SHAMELESS PLUG FOR OUR SERVICES! (transparent as always!) I’m travelling up to Nottingham this morning to talk to Employers and Trustees who are asking themselves “Does our pension scheme need advisers”. Meeting similar groups recently, the answers I’m … Continue reading →

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Too important to hide;- why the Government has to investigate pension default charges

Posted on August 8, 2012 by henry tapper

LCP, the pensions consultancy, yesterday published its first DC Fees Survey and very good it is too. It confirms what we knew, that the investment fees and charges for some DC funds are not transparent, that they can be as much as 100% … Continue reading →

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The giddy diversity that makes us tick!

Posted on August 4, 2012 by henry tapper

If you’ve met me , you’ll know a 6ft 3″ middle aged white bloke with a plummy voice that has been nicknamed “Lord Henry” by my chavmates! I am the product of the public schools and Cambridge. My privileged background … Continue reading →

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Born to overrun – Springsteen dancing in the park

Posted on July 14, 2012 by henry tapper

Last night Hyde Park hosted  80,000 mesmerised spectators who stood in the rain and listened to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band ,  joined by Sir Paul McCartney – the legend. Here’s the video footage of the two singing “I saw her standing … Continue reading →

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What do Jimmy Carr, the FTT and the film industry have in common?

Posted on June 21, 2012 by henry tapper

Simples- they are today’s top stories and they’re all about personal greed. This article condemns that greed and suggests that people can have fun without ripping off others. Jimmy Carr has been caught using K2 – a Jersey loan back arrangement that left … Continue reading →

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Time for a “4G” Pensions auction?

Posted on June 17, 2012 by henry tapper

If you want to have a mobile phone company you need a 3G licence which costs money. The Government made a lot of money from selling the use of our 3G radio waves to Vodafone and the like and are set to … Continue reading →

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“Knowing but not doing is nothing”.

Posted on June 13, 2012 by henry tapper

So says the sage of Newbury – Peter Shellswell – he of the Popcorn Pension. I share his intellectual property as you know not of what he talks nor what “something”might be! Well I’ll let you into his secret, he was … Continue reading →

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I like this England Football Team

Posted on June 12, 2012 by henry tapper

When you look across the banners at England games, you see the names of Grimsby, Exeter , Crewe and Nottingham Forest, teams that supporters do not expect to be winning much next year. Those supporters follow their teams not for … Continue reading →

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