Michael Kennedy
Strabane financial advice firm Kennedy is acquired by Benchmark
SUSSEX-based Benchmark Capital has completed its second acquisition in Northern Ireland by buying Kennedy Independent Financial Advice (KFA) in Strabane for an undisclosed sum.
Michael Kennedy: Are you self-employed and into hang gliding?
IF you’re into hang gliding, hover over the House of Commons next time they’re discussing pension needs for the self-employed.
PERSONAL FINANCE: How women can combat their pension disadvantages
RECENTLY we discussed how difficult it is for women to achieve a level of pension savings that will allow them to be comfortable and, if necessary, independent in their retirement.
MICHAEL KENNEDY: Why is there a ‘pensions pessimism’ among women?
AS a woman, you face many unique challenges in life (putting up with men, for a start!).
Is your pension ‘sexy’?
FORMER pensions minister Ros Altmann said the problem the government faces, when encouraging us to save into our pensions, was to make pensions sexy (her words), rather than watching people yawn with boredom when pension saving is mentioned.
Looking at the insurance that protects your family from loss of your income
SOMETIMES we spend too much time thinking about the past, and we don’t think enough about the future, because it’s harder to imagine.
Time to think about servicing (or opening) an Isa
THERE'S a saying “I can’t be an individual on my own .
The consequences of damaged financial resilience
ARE you financially resilient, or is your financial resilience a bit battered, bruised and dented? Inflation may have fallen (a bit) to 10.
Are you going to give the Easter bunny your money?
WILL the bunny be organising your money this year? Or are you going to set it to work for you and your family? Easter Sunday this year is April 9, three days into the new tax year which begins on April 6.
Get your financial plans back on the rails for 2023 with an ISA
WILL your financial new year resolutions survive ‘fail Friday’, the 13th of January, when most people break the promises they made at the beginning of the month? If so, you are not alone.