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Men are almost twice as likely to be at risk of pension transfer fraud as women

28th February 2022

The report, by XPS Pensions Group’s scam protection service showed that during the course of 2021, one-in-ten (11%) pension transfers for men were likely to raise a ‘red flag’ indicating…

The Active Ingredients: Louise Woods

8th February 2022

Welcome to our very first 'Active Ingredients' where each quarter we invite a member of our team to tell us a little about themselves; what brought them to Active, what…

Tax Year End – use it or lose it!

8th February 2022

Well, 2021/22 has been another challenging year, due to the continuing Covid-19 restrictions and concerns.  However, the equity markets did perform well so did you make use of your tax…

Dry January all-round, as markets suffer festive hangover

7th February 2022

It would appear that it’s not only ourselves that over-indulges over Christmas and New Year period, needing a welcomed period of abstinence in January to get back on track, but…

Rising inflation will cut the spending power of millions of pensioners

7th February 2022

A recent Freedom of Information (FOI) request by London based pensions consultancy Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) has found that high inflation rates will cut the total spending power of…

Tees Valley businesses optimistic for 2022 but facing staff shortages

31st January 2022

We recently launched a new quarterly survey; the Tees Valley Business Index, as a representative temperature check for enterprises across the five Teesside boroughs. The results of our first Business…

2021 in review and outlook for 2022 with Brewin Dolphin

18th January 2022

We welcome Guy Foster, Chief Strategist for Brewin Dolphin as he takes a look at the highs and lows of 2021 and considers what the next 12 months could have…

Experienced paraplanner joins Active’s growing team

17th January 2022

We are thrilled to welcome another experienced paraplanner to the team as part of our continued period of growth. Jessica Wilkinson joins Active following a successful three and a half…

Planning for Retirement? Know Your Limits

6th December 2021

"We are all no doubt hoping for a comfortable retirement. The Government is naturally in favour of us building our own pension provision, reducing reliance on state support. However, much…

Active Spirit

“Having been a client of Active for many many years and have always been given great advice and direction. I am now looked after by Andrew. He has given excellent advice and service, continuing on the great work this company has always offered me. Always cheerful and helpful; a great asset to Active. I have no problem recommending him to other people.

25 years is a long time for fashion, phones and finance

28th January 2025

In 2000, Britney Spears was topping the charts with Oops! ... I Did It Again, the Nokia 3310 was the ultimate status symbol, and the world could finally stop worrying…

Mychael’s 3 lessons for success

27th January 2025

“Between the ages of 45 and 55, I learned three things about life” says Mychael, a client of Active Chartered Financial Planners. “Right now, I live in a nice house…

Client survey results: we asked your views, heard the message, and shared the concerns

17th December 2024

Here at Active Chartered Financial Planners we pride ourselves on listening to our clients and recognising any concerns they have. That’s why, following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ recent Budget, we conducted…