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General market update: June 2025
After the significant stock market volatility experienced in April, driven largely by US President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, equity markets…
Buy-to-Let: Is it still a good investment?
For years, buy-to-let investments have been seen as a reliable path to wealth, offering rental income alongside long-term property appreciation….
Planning for early retirement: Is it really possible?
It’s a sobering thought, working well into your late 60s. When I ask clients when they hope to retire, the…
Smart Ways to Support Your Children’s Financial Future
How can we help the ‘Boomerang Generation’ become financially independent, step out on their own and possibly gain some attractive…
General Market Update – March 2025
It’s been an interesting few months – to say the least. After a strong start to the year, February proved…
Are you up to speed with ISAs?
The 2024/25 tax year-end is fast approaching, so it’s the perfect time to review your Individual Savings Account (ISA) and…
Trump 2.0: The Stock Market’s Reaction to Trump’s Presidential Win
As dawn broke over Washington, D.C., on November 6th, it became evident that Donald J. Trump had once again confounded…
My name’s Bond – Investment Bond
It has been the subject of much debate over the decades – just who is ‘The Best Bond’? When it…
What does the Bank of England interest rate drop mean for you?
The recent 0.25% drop in the Bank of England base rate made on 1st August was far from a foregone…
Portfolios and The Mag 7: Concentration or Diversification?
The Magnificent Seven, the old western film evokes memories of seven Hollywood greats who saved the day for the downtrodden….
6 positive ways to enhance your finances
As medical professionals, you work hard to earn your income, but is your money working just as hard for you?…
Investment market update: November 2023
Inflation and interest rates – is there light at the end of the tunnel? It’s fair to say that the…
How do you turn a bright idea into a tax-efficient Unicorn?
Believe it or not, there are over 91 Unicorns in the UK1. No, I haven’t lost my mind, and I…
How to relieve the financial cost of raising a child
In 2022, the estimated cost of raising a child from birth to age 18 was a massive £202,660. If you…
Are you missing out on two bites of a tax-efficient cherry?
Only available to the under 40s, Lifetime ISAs (also known as LISA) are more commonly known as savings vehicles for…
Our Legal & Medical investment committee is expanding!
At Legal & Medical, we continue to seek ways of improving our service and offerings to our clients. Our latest…
Investment market update: May 2023
As we reflect over the last 18 months, we can certainly say that 2022, in particular, has proved to be…
Start the year with a financial health check
Are you guilty of ‘financial drift’ by not taking stock of your financial position? Hopefully not if you are using…
Investment market update: October 2022
The investment market seems to be the gift that keeps giving – in the unwelcome surprise stakes. Malcolm Norris, from…
How to help your children get onto the property ladder
The “Bank of Mum and Dad” (Bomad) has unofficially become the UK’s 9th biggest mortgage lender. Over the 10 years…
Get your children onto the property ladder without 2nd property taxes
As the summer draws to a close many will have turned their minds to packing children off to university or…
June 2022 market and model portfolio update
As summer finally reveals its true glory here in the UK – are the markets beginning to warm up too?…
Are you a Trustee? If so you need to act now..
Due to a change in money laundering regulations a new law has been passed whereby Trustees must now register their…
A potential investment opportunity in uncertain times…
It’s hard to know where to invest your money at the best of times. Compounded by deposit returns from cash,…
April 2022 stock market and model portfolio update
Month four of 2022, and much has happened since our last market update – rising inflation, spiralling energy costs, and…
February 2022 quarterly market and portfolio performance review
As part of our ongoing service and client commitment, we aim to keep you informed on stock market performance, portfolio…
Market updates and portfolio performance review
As we speed towards yet another Christmas, now seems a good time to provide a ‘financial market update’ to summarise…
Financial market view: “Après la pluie, le beau temps”
What a year it’s been! Whilst reflecting on these last 12 months of pandemic and the implications on all our…
Portfolio updates: Electronic signature consent
As part of our care and commitment to providing the best investment advice, we offer our Legal & Medical portfolios….
Taking stock of the markets since the COVID outbreak
There is no doubt the COVID outbreak has been a worrying time. We all have family or friends who are…
Covid-19: The impact on investments Q&A
There is no doubt that the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic is a worrying time for all. Many of us will have…
The Christmas gift your child didn’t even know they wanted!
Christmas is a time of joy, the season for giving and spoiling our children with gifts. There’s nothing better than…
Investing in volatile markets: The benefits
After a period of unprecedented low stock market volatility, the UK markets have returned to a more ‘normal’ volatility of…
Time to panic (or is it?) with the new ‘Quarterly Reporting’
Recent changes in financial services rules have meant that many providers are now obligated to report on your investments every…
Should you invest monthly or in one lump sum?
Is it better to save up and invest a lump sum or invest on a monthly basis? Saving regularly certainly has many benefits…
Buying a holiday home: A waste of money but I want one!
There are so many things in life that are better rented than owned – skis, boats, jacuzzis. Surely holiday homes…
The interest rate-inflation effect
Are you a home-owner with a mortgage, a retired medic trying to live off your pension income, or simply a saver trying to put funds…
4 more nails in the buy-to-let coffin
Calling all buy-to-let landlords. The new tax law that comes into force in April 2017 isn’t the only nail in…
Budget 2016: The changes that affect doctors and dentists
We have cut through the swathes of Budget 2016 articles to bring you a short update on the matters that…
Another nail in the coffin for rental property
Are you a landlord with a mortgage on your rented out property? If you are, even basic rate tax payers…
Choose your investments wisely with Legal & Medical
There’s a bewildering array of investment and savings products to choose from. Which ones are right for you as a medical or dental professional will depend on 3 core factors.
- Your investment goals
- Your attitude to risk
- How frequently you want to invest: regularly vs a lump sum or a bit of both
Your answers to these questions will determine what strategy and portfolio is right for you, your individual needs and circumstances.
With an investment and savings portfolio that’s specific to your unique needs and your profession as a medic, you and your family can live the lifestyle you want to lead now and generate a tax efficient wealth in the future.
How we can help you
At Legal & Medical, we take away the time and effort it takes to understand the investment and saving choices you have, guiding you through the pros and cons of the viable options and creating a bespoke financial plan that works towards achieving your investment portfolio goals.
Get in touch to find out more