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18 Sep 2023
Income Protection Awareness Week

Income Protection Awareness Week

I am required by law to have my car insured Third Party Fire and Theft.  However, I have chosen to pay more and have Fully Comprehensive insurance. Why? Because if I were unfortunate enough to be in an accident, the financial impact on me having to replace my family car would undoubtedly cause me some…

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31 Aug 2023
Tax Tip Planning

Tax Tip Planning

Over the next few weeks, we will be running a series of articles on Tax Planning Tips for 2023/24.  These general tips highlight ways in which you can currently use certain tax reliefs to your advantage, and how to avoid some of the tax penalties.  It can help you navigate the complexity of certain tax…

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21 Aug 2023
The Road and the Miles to Dundee

The Road and the Miles to Dundee

What was Dundee’s biggest ever Kiltwalk attracted over 3000 walkers and it was a great atmosphere from start to finish.  The weather played its part and we were cheered on throughout. We completed the walk in just over 6 and a half hours which everyone agreed just flew by, helped by a great team spirit…

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27 Apr 2023
Earth Month 2023

Earth Month 2023

  Earth Month takes place in April each year. This annual awareness month is an opportunity to raise awareness and promote environmental action needed to protect Earth’s natural resources for future generations. As a business we chose to subscribe to Ecologi on behalf of each and every one of our staff. Our funding directly supports…

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29 Sep 2022
Time to be patient

Time to be patient

‘The stock market is designed to transfer money from the active to the patient’ – Warren Buffett   If you read nothing else in this communication please read the next couple of paragraphs and look at the first graph below. The intention of this communication is not to provide market commentary, it is simply to…

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10 May 2022
Reducing our carbon footprint

Reducing our carbon footprint

As a business we recognise the need to do more to reduce our carbon footprint and we are exploring ways to lower emissions and promote sustainability in our workplace. As a first step we have chosen to sponsor global climate action projects through Ecologi by making regular donations on behalf of all of our employees….

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26 Apr 2022
Rise of the Female Breadwinner

Rise of the Female Breadwinner

Despite significant societal changes, there’s still a sense — on the part of both some men and women — that men should be the providers. Historically there has been a stigma that the male is the main earner of households, which is of course an extremely outdated way of thinking. The fact is, though, that…

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17 Mar 2022
Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs)

Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs)

Savers and investors have just under a month to use the £20,000 they can put into their tax-efficient Individual Savings Account (ISA) before the end of the financial year on 5 April. The current tax year started on 6 April 2021 and ends on 5 April 2022. ISAs enable you to minimise the amount of…

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