Business Succession Planning…
Have you given any thought to what will happen to your business if something happens to you? Nobody wants to think about their own mortality, but we have to accept…
Do You Know How Much Retirement Will Cost…?
Recent research by ‘Saga Investment Services’ (SAS) indicates that 40% of people over 40 have no idea how much money they will need to provide a basic standard of living…
Live & Let Die – What Would You Want…?
Hitting our screens in 1973, “Live and Let Die” is remembered as one of the best-loved Bond films and boasted an all-star lineup. Alongside Jane Seymour as Solitaire, Bernard Lee…
What happens when there’s no Executor?
As part of writing their Will, a Testator will choose people they trust to act as their Executors after their death. These are the people who will deal with the…
Making Sense of Wills – the Jargon…
When it comes to sorting out a Will, there’s an awful lot of jargon to try to make sense of. Here are some of the most common terms you’ll come…
The Dangers of DIY Wills…
Everybody with any loved ones or assets should write a Will, unfortunately not all Wills actually do what they were intended to. You can write your own Will. In fact,…
Factoring Dependents into Your Will…
One of the first significant considerations you will need to think about when planning or reviewing your Will is who your dependents are – who relies on you financially or…
An Executors liability…
As an Executor of someone’s estate, am I personally liable? The short answer is ‘yes’. Recent research suggested that 96% of Executors did not realise that they were legally and…
New Year, New Will..?
Why now is a great time to review your Will 2016 will long be remembered as a year which saw a number of historically significant events take place, many of…
Before you forget
Early signs of a loss of memory are an uncomfortable reminder of the aging process, and are certainly no joke – particularly if you haven’t put in place the right…