Tag Archives: the Times

Should you get your guests to pay this Christmas?

Posted on December 23, 2022 by henry tapper

No! Nobody should ever, ever, ever, charge their aunty to come over for Christmas dinner (or Chanukkah tea – or any other occasion). If you want a (possibly more sensible) take, @henryhtapper argues the other side brilliantly in this week’s … Continue reading →

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“Influencing” scams; what your kids see on Insta

Posted on December 14, 2019 by henry tapper

The FCA has issued a warning about http://www.1-to-1trading.co.uk ; you can read it here I didn’t find out from the FCA , I found out via an excellent article by David Byers – writing in the Times. The reality TV … Continue reading →

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A pensions dashboard really would help

Posted on October 6, 2019 by henry tapper

  With a Queens Speech and a pensions bill only a week away, it’s timely of the Times to publish research from Ipsos Mori on the plight of UK retirement savers trying to keep track of their savings. This piece … Continue reading →

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“What’s the best way to use my two pensions?”

Posted on September 8, 2019 by henry tapper

I’ve done another of those Portfolio Theories things from the Times. I was  billed a pensions expert, which suggests I’m something that Steve Webb and Ros Altmann aren’t. My apologies to the two real pension experts in the article! My … Continue reading →

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Why do we need funds?

Posted on June 30, 2019 by henry tapper

James Coney, formerly of the Daily Mail and now of the Times is a campaigning journalist who says it as he sees it- and that’s refreshingly transparent He is asking in an article the question that’s in the title of … Continue reading →

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34 firms under investigation by FCA for non-disclosure of investment charges

Posted on October 8, 2018 by henry tapper

    The Times are running this story as a result of a tip-off by professional charge-busters and founding members of the awkward squad SCM Direct. If you don’t know what SCM Direct is, that’s because you aren’t one of … Continue reading →

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Pension Sharks are free to prey on the vulnerable – (David Byers)

Posted on July 26, 2018 by henry tapper

    Pension freedoms” sound enticing, don’t they? Introduced in 2015, they give you the chance to liberate that sluggish old pot — often worth hundreds of thousands of pounds — and reinvest it with unprecedented flexibility. Or, if you … Continue reading →

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