http://www.williamgeorgeifa.co.uk Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:43:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since my last article on on "what to do with your endowment policies" seems to have caused more than a little interest I thought it was a good time to give you a little update. As the markets continue their rocky road, with-profit investors are bound to be concerned. However ... http://www.williamgeorgeifa.co.uk/2008/11/10/with-profit-endowments-market-update/ Hi Folks, it's a busy, busy Monday but I thought I'd just get this out to you before I go for lunch. I've just finished putting the touches to my latest Finance Guide. It's called 'The Salary Sacrifice Insight'. I hope you do find it just that - an insight. Salary Sacrifice is ... http://www.williamgeorgeifa.co.uk/2008/10/20/my-latest-finance-guide-is-ready-the-salary-sacrifice-insight/ As a follow up to my last couple of articles regarding what specific steps you can take to protect your investments so you can prevent them from being burned to cinders in a blazing surge of panic stock selling, I'd like to return to the topic of Private Finance Investments. ... http://www.williamgeorgeifa.co.uk/2008/10/13/lock-in-profits-outside-of-the-current-mayhem/ Okay, I hate to say I told you so, but there's little joy in being right about the final US treasury approval of the $700 billion dollar bailout plan... doing virtually nothing. The rescue plan has done very little to calm jittery financial markets everywhere. I really didn't think it ... http://www.williamgeorgeifa.co.uk/2008/10/07/700-billion-gone-already-is-your-mortgage-backed-by-a-covered-bond-or-will-it-go-too/ As the sun streams through my office window on this almost perfect Scottish September Friday afternoon - everything looks so beautifully peaceful. In fact if you listened to your senses you'd think mother nature didn't have a care in the world and she probably hasn't. For us mere mortals however, boy ... http://www.williamgeorgeifa.co.uk/2008/09/26/bush-on-fire-especially-if-his-trillion-dollar-finance-bailout-goes-up-in-smoke/ World markets have responded positively in the main to the news that US has effectively nationalised the two mortgage giants known as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. On Sunday the Secretary of the US Treasury Henry Paulson announced the takeover of these two huge American Institutions or GSE's as they ... http://www.williamgeorgeifa.co.uk/2008/09/12/fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac-which-way-will-the-wind-blow/ Hi all, This is a very common question and one I deal with on a regular basis. As ever there isn’t only one set answer. The first thing you need to establish is what type of policy you hold.Is it a With Profits or Unit Linked policy?If it’s a ... http://www.williamgeorgeifa.co.uk/2008/09/02/what-should-i-do-with-my-endowment-policy/ Hi all, great to be back - with somewhat of an apology for the scarcity of my posts lately. It's been a simple case of "nose to the grindstone" serving clients and also taking some much needed R n' R with family hols. With all of that said, the last ... http://www.williamgeorgeifa.co.uk/2008/08/14/new-financial-broadsides-for-britain-a-small-round-up/ Today's good news - Hope for the future ! Hi everyone, With Global Markets in a state of flux at the moment and many clients concerned about the falling value of their investments, what, if any, are the solutions? Whilst putting it in cash ensures that you don’t lose anything, it also ensures ... http://www.williamgeorgeifa.co.uk/2008/07/11/enjoying-absolute-returns-in-2008/ Hi everyone, today I thought I'd discuss an avenue open to those with wealth tied up in their properties, but who feel themselves to be stuck between "a rock and a hard place". This is because the monthly income levels you'd predicted would allow you to feel comfortably well off in ... http://www.williamgeorgeifa.co.uk/2008/07/04/the-safe-way-to-do-equity-release-or-the-lifetime-mortgage/