Time to Reassess Your Finances
Thursday, December 31st, 2009For people was a year of hardship. A world-wide recession, stock market turbulence and a general belief of unease have left a lot of individuals feeling doubtful about the future.
Hopefully the next year will be a greater year. Even So there are measures we can implement to improve our situation.
1 thing we can do to put the situation into perspective is to reexamine our financial situation. Whether it s your home lending, outstanding loans, investments, income or spending habits need to be surveyed on a regular basis.
Taking out a review will assist you to identify where your finances can be amended and maybe where you need to make changes.
It is fundamental to re assess your Savings, to ascertain they are suited to the amount of risk you are prepared to take on. It is also worthwhile looking at your credit cards such as Amex, Visa, gas & electricity as well as insurance to see if you could get a improved deal. Even a little improvement could make a big difference to your monthly budget.
Making the most of your yearly taxation allowances such as isas, CGT allowances and retirement planning are also ways of shrinking the level of tax you might pay.
Whilst income and capital gains tax are important, the effect of inheritance Tax (IHT) should too be considered.
Many individuals and parents, possess assets in excess of the value of the IHT Nil Rate band. Good tax advice can be used to reduce the total amount of inheritance tax their beneficiaries might have to pay.
For many people, the functions supplied by ifa’s assist them to review and implement changes to their finances and savings.
If you think that you would gain from independent financial advice please contact us on 01454 321511.
Consilium Asset Management