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Employers should look at a broader benefits package when trying to attract or retain employees.

We are all aware that there continues to be a shortage of skilled labour in the construction sector and employers are finding it difficult to attract and retain staff. Employers realise that to try to attract staff they need to be creative…

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Planning for your retirement?

We mean two things when we talk about planning for retirement. The first plan is to set up a pension scheme, either a personal pension or participation in your employer sponsored occupational pension scheme. Then you will need to regularly…

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The Benefits of reading your benefit statement.

If you have a pension plan do you read and understand your annual benefit statement? If you don't here's some free advice! In Milestone Advisory, I spend the majority of my time with clients who are approaching retirement or who have already…

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Interested in reducing your Tax Bill?

Making contributions to a pension plan could be the answer to reducing your tax bill. Did you know that you can make a contribution to a pension plan before the 31st October each year and claim tax relief for the previous year? October…

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Why Diversify?

Famed economist and Nobel Prize winner Harry Markowitz called diversification “the only free lunch in finance.” The thought is that by diversifying, an investor gets the benefit of reduced risk while sacrificing little in expected returns…

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3 reasons to start reducing your 2018 tax bill right now!

If you are self-employed, you will more than likely be relieved that the tax deadline has come and gone again. Accountants have been paid, all expenses have been gathered and many of you have made pension contributions to reduce your tax liabilities.…