Tag Archives: Property

“Safe as Houses” – Con Keating on investment and speculation

Posted on October 10, 2021 by henry tapper

This piece by Con Keating was first published in Professional Pensions  In early 2020, in order to explore the potential for Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) pensions, I began an extensive project to investigate the investment performance of the major asset … Continue reading →

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The Four Trillion pound lifeboat for (some) British Pensioners.

Posted on June 18, 2019 by henry tapper

I was in Westminster last night for drinks on the terrace watching politicians lining up to tell their in-jokes about the Conservative party leadership contest. The jokes weren’t very funny and even if they were, I couldn’t tell you them … Continue reading →

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Grand designs from Dolphin Trust

Posted on May 25, 2019 by henry tapper

    If you want to invest in Dolphin Trust , you can watch a video advertising Canisius Careee, one of Dophin Trust’s investments. These are “real pictures”. It’s property backed – it’s German – you get a first charge  … Continue reading →

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Pensions before politics!

Posted on April 19, 2017 by henry tapper

  It must be odd to hear your job is up for grabs in six weeks time. Even with a 10,000 majority, Richard Harrington MP – our Pensions Minister –  must have been a little flustered by the announcement from … Continue reading →

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Retiring using other people’s money

Posted on September 19, 2016 by henry tapper

Thanks to Jo Cumbo for putting me on to this excellent debate on “property v pension”. You can listen to it here; http://bbc.in/2cyqQgP The crux of the argument is about borrowing. People do not borrow other people’s money to invest in … Continue reading →

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Property or pension – Village or City?

Posted on September 6, 2016 by henry tapper

  Ros Altmann, who writes better than any financial commentator I know, has produced a brilliant blog on the differences between investing in a property and investing in a pension. You can read the blog here, this is the key … Continue reading →

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Brexit- good for people’s pensions. Pensions -worse for Brexit Britain.

Posted on August 24, 2016 by henry tapper

Contrary to the received idea, Brexit and its aftershock, the Bank of England’s QE statement , has been good for the pension in people’s pocket. Ok, we don’t have pensions in our pocket- but if we’re simply valuing our pension … Continue reading →

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Midsummer Madness as £3.5bn’s lost to real assets!

Posted on August 3, 2016 by henry tapper

The Investment Association reported yesterday that jerks kneed £3,500,000,000 out of funds in June – “clearly Brexit has been unsettling, with property and equity funds particularly affected” – the report opined. Well £2.8bn was lost from equity funds and £1.4bn … Continue reading →

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Our parents’ houses.

Posted on June 2, 2015 by henry tapper

property, downsizing, home, residence, sheltered housing, family, children, grandchildren Continue reading →

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You can’t buy a sausage with a brick

Posted on June 1, 2011 by henry tapper

Time to start saving for your future lads – you can’t buy a sausage with a brick – never could. You certainly can’t fund your retirement from negative equity.

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