Peter Watson

Avoid high-cost investments as there are many low-cost alternatives available, which puts added sales pressure on higher cost funds.

Avoid high-cost investments as there are many low-cost alternatives available, which puts added sales pressure on higher cost funds.

Avoid high-cost investments as there are many low-cost alternatives available, which puts added sales pressure on higher cost funds.

Stock market annual returns can be much higher or lower each year, writes Peter Watson.

Stock market annual returns can be much higher or lower each year, writes Peter Watson.

Columnist writes there should be a high standard of conduct for people providing financial planning and investment advice to clients.

Columnist writes there should be a high standard of conduct for people providing financial planning and investment advice to clients.

The Budget has ended up being not quite as bad as we thought it might be as regards Capital Transfers … but still an increase in CGT rates for owner-managers (and the sellers of all shares).

Many people over the age of 55 don’t feel they are getting high-value advice half the time from their financial advisors and neither are young investors under age 35.

The quality of the financial advice you get from your adviser is both understandable and concerning.