Tax Doesn’t Have to be Taxing?

A saying brought to us by HMRC in 2010 and still used today as a gentle reminder to file your tax return and look out your cheque book. This saying was first used to introduce the roll out of the tax simplification system…and each subsequent year a further layer of complexity is added.  In the […]

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Pension Lifetime Allowance – how thousands of UK savers may be affected by proposed changes

Proposed Pension Lifetime Allowance changes: Glasgow Wealth financial adviser Ian Brunton discusses the Lifetime Allowance and the latest proposed changes. As chancellor Rishi Sunak wrestles with the significant task of how to reduce the government deficit, made substantially worse by the measures put in place through the Covid-19 pandemic, it seems clear that he sees […]

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Client Update & Market Commentary – 29th March 2020

30th March 2020 – With recent and ongoing events relating to the financial markets & Covid-19, our Principal adviser, Michael Garvey, provides clients of Glasgow Wealth with our current approach and thinking… He knew quite well that it was plague and, needless to say, he also knew that, were this to be officially admitted, the […]

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Client Update & Market Commentary – 22nd March 2020

22nd March 2020 – Following last week’s Client Update, and with recent and ongoing events relating to the financial markets & Covid-19, Michael Garvey provides clients of Glasgow Wealth with our latest approach and thinking… I think we can turn the tide within the next 12 weeks… Prime Minister, Boris Johnston Only when the tide […]

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Client Update & Market Commentary

With recent and ongoing events relating to the financial markets & Covid-19, Michael Garvey provides clients of Glasgow Wealth with our current approach and thinking… “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face” Mike Tyson Ten weeks into a new decade and the year has already made its mark in the history […]

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“Should I pay into a Pension or an ISA?”

With the end of another tax year quickly approaching, many will be thinking about paying into an ISA or a pension. Our Principal Adviser, Michael Garvey, outlines the reasons why some would choose to pay into a Personal Pension or an ISA. With the deadline of the 5 April for maximising ISA and pension subscriptions, […]

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Glasgow Wealth – increase in demand for financial advice…

In a recent interview with the Glasgow Herald, our Pension Specialist Michael Garvey, spoke about the increase in demand for independent financial advice – with pensions being a very common topic for clients to seek advice on… Who are Glasgow Wealth and who are typical clients?           We are a small, full-service, independent financial planning and […]

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“Pension Transfers continue to rise…”

With more coverage in the Glasgow Herald this past weekend, our Pension Specialist Adviser, Michael Garvey, talks about the continuing trend of clients looking to transfer out of their Final Salary pension. Final Salary pension transfers remain topical as the number of individuals transferring out of final salary (defined benefit) pension schemes continues to reach […]

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