Tag Archives: Cash

I didn’t get advised to cash my equities in – did I?

Posted on July 19, 2026 by henry tapper

More people are worrying about equities crashing that at any time recently; in my opinion. When Martin Wolf writes a paper for the FT  that predicts an imminent crash, people take note but not in hoards, not like this Why … Continue reading →

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Better pensions at no risk and no strain on cashflow? Why not – CFO?

Posted on April 14, 2026 by henry tapper

  I don’t often plug my blogs Once they are written I have moved on. But yesterday afternoon I had reason to talk with a friend who runs a way of helping defined benefits to stay running on and as … Continue reading →

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We have become too prudent with our long term money

Posted on March 18, 2026 by henry tapper

This is the problem we have. We are a nation that has de-risked and see that as prudent.  I do not want to criticise “individuals”, they have good advocates in Martin Lewis and others, and are right to be … Continue reading →

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Are there cuckoos scrambling your (tax-free) pension nest egg?

Posted on September 20, 2025 by henry tapper

My friend Johnny Timpson put a thumbs down to an article in the Guardian . Not something that I’d expect;  like the snoop I am, I decided to take a look. Here’s the article in the Guardian. Here’s why I … Continue reading →

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Don’t spend it all at once

Posted on January 24, 2024 by henry tapper

My Grandma gave me as a 21st birthday present the proceeds of a life insurance policy . It came as a cheque for around £400 in a card with the message “don’t spend it all at once”. I went to … Continue reading →

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The rage of uncertainty – One UK saver’s not cashing out!

Posted on January 2, 2024 by henry tapper

It’s not the kind of headline you want to read as you go back to work (hi- how were your holidays?). The money managers in question appear to be American and very big. They are becoming even richer by skimming … Continue reading →

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The value of money ; cash – like vinyl – is making a comeback

Posted on December 30, 2023 by henry tapper

My Mum gave me cash for Christmas. It came in a neat envelope and the notes were clean and uncreased. I’m looking at one of the ten pound notes now , it seems quite a novelty. I wasn’t alone. The … Continue reading →

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Five questions for 2024 – not from me – from him!

Posted on December 19, 2023 by henry tapper

‌ Christmas is a time for giving, so I’m giving-up pretending I know what is going to happen to markets and handing my blog over to Robert Armstrong and his Unhedged team who provide me with a daily read that helps … Continue reading →

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Hunt’s right; tax should incentivise us savers to boost Britain.

Posted on September 24, 2023 by henry tapper

Cash ISAs are strange. They are supposed to encourage long term saving  but are used as a tax-shelter for higher rate tax-payers who have large amounts they do not want to invest – for the long-term. The Chancellor is now … Continue reading →

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Long term asset returns (a picture tells a thousand words)

Posted on April 4, 2023 by henry tapper

A picture tells a thousand words, my blogs are a thousand words long. So I’ll leave this one at that.

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