Berkshire IFA Are Offering Our People More Benefits!
We are delighted to announce that we are launching a new and improved benefits package on the 1st June 2024. This will include even more stuff, and don’t worry everyone still gets access to our Company Tuck Shop… yes you heard it… we regularly feast on delicious treats in the office! To make sure we…
International Womens Day 2024 – Shining a Spotlight on the Gender Pensions Gap
Shining a spotlight on the Gender Pensions Gap As we celebrate international women’s day 2024 its worth taking a moment to shine the spotlight on the gender pension gap. This is well reported, but still in evidence. Women’s private pension pots in Great Britain are typically worth 35% less than those of their male colleagues…
International Women’s Day 2023
Why Its Important for Women to Seek Financial Advice? Today on International Women’s Day, we would like to take a moment to shine a spotlight on why it’s so important for Women in particular to seek financial advice, in person, from a Financial Planner rather than using one of the plethora of online tools that…
The 2022 Spring Statement
Following the budget statement earlier this week, there are a few points that are worth highlighting. As financial planners the most notable point is that the top thresholds for income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax as well as other thresholds and limits, remain unchanged, which means more people will suffer this as inflation,…
Ashton Eddolls is now a Top Rated Adviser on vouchedfor.co.uk.
We would like to say a big thank you to all our Clients. Berkshire IFA Limited will be appearing in The Times newspaper this Saturday (26th March 2022), along with an article that talks through the benefits of financial advice, and then lists the very best financial advisers in the country. This means those with…
UK Inflation versus 2022 Pension Contributions
UK Consumer prices are rising this year – this has been well reported across almost all media outlets. What may be more insightful, is that while UK inflation, a key factor in consumer prices, is predicted to peak in Spring of 2022 at around 7% or 8%, its likely to start to fall back as…
The Benefits of a Making a Single Pension Contribution
For those of you that are in the advantageous situation where you can plan how much taxable income to take, or have a second smaller income, it may interest you to learn, that in many cases you can also make a single pension contribution, linked to this smaller income. The great thing is that this…
Tax Relief on Pensions Contributions
Tax relief on Pension contributions – it’s one avenue to saving for your retirement Millions of people are approaching retirement without adequate pension provisions in place… you may ask you self what is enough? Well enough depends on many factors but suffice to say that there are many avenues that we, as UK residents, can…
Wishing England luck for tonight’s game against Denmark!
Life is about so much more than just pensions, so today let’s focus on what’s real, and that’s the experience of reaching a UEFA Euro 2020 Semi-final. So, to get us all in the mood, we have shared some clips from the BBC coverage of the England v Ukraine match. We wish both England and…
The UK is set for significant growth within the next year…
This is an investment opportunity that is unlikely to be repeated any time soon. Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England has forecast significant growth this year which is likely to reach 7.25%, the highest rate since WW2. This follows a significant contraction on 2020, primarily due to the Covid-19 pandemic. So, this…
Armed Forces Day on the 26th June 2021
This is an event to support our UK Armed Forces who have been instrumental in protecting us all in this past year from the Covid-19 pandemic. They have contributed to the logistics necessary to deliver vaccines to all of us across the UK. This is on top of their normal day jobs… which involve working…
Whatever life throws at you…
Financial planning can make for a smoother journey and ultimately a better outcome. Wherever you are on your life journey, separating from a partner or a spouse can be emotionally painful, but it doesn’t have to financially punishing as well. Earlier in the year Melinda and Bill Gates announced that they have chosen to end…
Leaving a bitter taste! When cheaper doesn’t always mean cheaper…
…and hidden fund charges emerge According to research carried out by The Telegraph Money, investors returns have been hit by the volatility in the market during the pandemic. This resulted in a surge of buying and selling which has particularly affected those investors who invested in tracker funds at the cheaper end of the market.…
Don’t slip on the Workplace pensions banana!
Rising costs in later life are at risk of out stripping what they can realistically deliver. Workplace pensions have been around for some time. However, increasingly those who haven’t sought advice are finding that their retirement income isn’t what they had come to expect or hope for. This is a surprisingly common and concerning phenomenon.…
Concern over the huge pensions gap between women and men…
Now is the time to do something about it! It’s been increasingly reported across the pension industry about the average value of women’s pensions at 65 versus the average value of men’s pensions at 65. Forbes reported that the gap is unacceptably high. Their article shone a light on a study by Insuring Women’s Futures…
Our Christmas Charity
Cancer continues to impact the lives of millions of people in the UK and beyond and has struggled to maintain its place in the public’s consciousness among the huge and growing face of the Covid 19 pandemic.
Merry Christmas from the Team! We are Open during Tier 4
As of Saturday 19th December 2020, we are entering Tier 4 restrictions here in Berkshire. However, thanks to our committed team, we are able to remain open during this difficult time. Opening Hours over Christmas: Over the festive period we are in the office until 1pm on Thursday 24th December, then back in the New…
World Aids Day
In these challenging times it’s worth remembering that there is another virus out there that has affected millions of people over the decades, and for which there is currently no cure. Today is World Aids Day. Here at Berkshire IFA Limited we are thinking of the estimated 38 million people across the world who were…
Virgin Atlantic cuts over 1,000 jobs
It’s not just one airline that’s being affected by these challenging times, the problems are industry wide and go beyond the UK’s borders. That’s why it’s so important for employees in these uncertain sectors to get a financial review now, so that we can advise on how best to achieve their financial and retirement objectives.…
Aviation Industry problems continue…
More News from the aviation sector… this pressure on airlines means that its even more important for current employees to get the right advice on how to plan for retirement and achieve long-term financial objectives. #britishairways #BerkshireIFA https://lnkd.in/djGwzu3
FTSE and UK house prices jump with promise of Covid-19 Vaccine
Coronavirus vaccine hopes give a boost to the FTSE, and UK house prices jump… given the financial situation any signs of a strengthening of the UK economy are a cause for hope! Read more about these developments at City Wire; https://citywire.co.uk/new-model-adviser/news/ftse-rebounds-on-vaccine-hopes-uk-house-price-jump/a1396576
British Airways burning through cash and selling artwork…
Upheaval and disruption in the airline industry is of huge concern to pilots, cabin crew and staff – however BA seems to be suffering more than most – and lacks the benefit of the government support that other national carriers are benefiting from…. all this means that for those facing reduced pay or redundancy, retirement…
Women urged to check if they have been under paid state pensions
Here at Berkshire IFA we are fully invested in everyone being able to maximise their income in retirement in line with their appetite for risk. Therefore, we are sharing this recent article from the Daily Mail which highlights that thousands of married women may have been underpaid their state pensions. We would encourage all married…
BA pilots accept jobs deal
The effect of the BA job deal on the pensions of pilots who will be retiring over the next two years wont be lost on them. This is a situation that’s sadly become all too familiar to us here at Berkshire IFA in the recent few months. Therefore we are well placed to help. To…
British Airways will retire its entire 747 fleet
British Airways has announced that it will retire its entire 747 fleet – most of which had been grounded as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak. This adds to the already significant volume of redundancies (12,000), that were announced earlier this year. The fallout from the lack of air travel has been significant and affected…
Our hearts go out to those affected by the Reading terror attack
Here at Berkshire IFA we are deeply saddened by the terrible incident at the weekend. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims, their families and to those who have been adversely affected by the events at Forbury Garden on Saturday. We are also so thankful that we have such committed police, NHS staff…
BALPA Comment on British Airways Pilots NAPS closure.
Here at Berkshire IFA we have a great deal of experience with pilots’ retirement planning. Therefore we seek to share relevant news and articles relevant to our pilot clients and wider audiences. BALPA Released this article on: 07/09/2017 Pilots disappointed as BA seeks to pull the plug on final salary pension scheme British Airways pilots…
Hargreaves Lansdown falls in Which Rankings…
Recently City Wire – New Model Adviser, reported on the affect the Woodford scandal had on Hargreaves Landown – Read more below… Article by Daniel Grote; UK’s largest investment platform falls to sixth place in Which?’s customer satisfaction survey amid fallout from Woodford fund scandal. Hargreaves Lansdown has suffered a sharp fall in customer satisfaction…
FTSE rallies as UK retail plan to reopen after Coronavirus
As the UK begins to reopen positive economic signs are beginning to emerge. It’s still far to early to call this a recovery, but UK retail planning their reopening has prompted a rally in the FTSE 100 – read more below; By Michelle McGagh Shares in Associated British Foods rise to top of FTSE 100…
Boris announces an easing of the Coronavirus lockdown…
On the 10th of May Boris announced an easing of the coronavirus lock down. In this speech he advised the UK population to stay alert and protect the NHS by maintaining social distancing measures. He also laid out the alert system and the process of easing the lockdown, with the provision that the Coronavirus reproduction…
IMF April Economic Update
We saw this recently and viewed it as a hugely significant speech from the IMF, therefore we would like to share it with our audience – the next few years, according to the IMF, are going to be economically challenging – therefore having the right advice is key. Please find the whole IMF video below…
Coronavirus Budget 2020: What you need to know
Here at Berkshire IFA we have shared the Coronavirus budget from the Gov.uk site with our wider client and website visitor group. This issue is of such importance that the we feel that we must make it as widely available as possible. Please find this below. Measures announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in the Budget.…
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