Life Expectancy And Why It Really Matters
Your life expectancy matters and not just for the obvious reason! The recent changes to pension rules mean that, from April 2027, pension funds become
Philip Wise
January 13, 2025
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I’ve Bought A Campervan
If you were to ask what the biggest trend in our clients’ spending habits has been over the last couple of years, this sentence would
Philip Wise
January 6, 2025
The 4 Types Of Investment Mistake
Not all investment mistakes are created equal. Some are annoying. Some are self-inflicted. Some are painful. And some you can’t come back from. But we
Philip Wise
December 18, 2024
How To Protect Yourself Against The Care Crisis
One of the first things which the new government announced, to the surprise of nobody, was that the previously announced reforms of the care system
Philip Wise
October 25, 2024
New Rules To Help Protect You From Financial Fraud
At Sussex Retirement Planning, we understand how vital it is to protect your hard-earned money from scams. Scammers are becoming more sophisticated, particularly in targeting
Philip Wise
October 15, 2024
Knowing Your Onions Can Protect You From Financial Crime
One of the first recorded financial crimes was committed by one of Ancient Greece’s founding fathers, the philosopher Thales of Miletus. He cornered olive farmers
Philip Wise
September 16, 2024
Does It Matter If Your Retirement Lasts 30 or 40 Years?
A lot of the research on retirement planning assumes a planning horizon of thirty years. Indeed, it was one of the explicit assumptions in Bill
Philip Wise
September 6, 2024
Lessons from a micro-retirement
Christine Benz is a director of retirement planning at Morningstar in the USA. She’s been fortunate enough to be able to take sabbaticals during her
Philip Wise
August 23, 2024
Sussex Retirement Planning’s Budget Guessing Game
It sounds like the Chancellor will be raising taxes when she announces her first budget on 31st October. However, prior to the election, she ruled
Philip Wise
August 15, 2024
New Government Announcement Surprises Nobody!
In the least surprising of her statements since becoming the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves announced she is scrapping reforms to adult social care in England that
Philip Wise
August 7, 2024