136- Why You Should Avoid Target Retirement Funds
In this episode Benjamin explains why these funds, despite often sounding very sophisticated and bespoke, are in fact a dead-end to financial independence. Knowledge is power, money nerds. Join Be...
13 Mars 19min
135- Your Tax Year End Checklist
With the end of the 2025/26 tax year now only a few weeks away, now is the time to make use of your freebies and allowances and focus on paying as little tax as possible. Knowledge is power money ner...
6 Mars 20min
134- What Can We Learn From The WASPI Campaign?
It was in the news last month. Women Against State Pension Inequality. Women who argue they were not fairly notified about a rise in the State Pension age will not be paid compensation. But what ca...
27 Feb 16min
133- How To Protect The Greatest Asset In Your Financial Plan (Income Protection Masterclass)
Income protection insurance is often thought of as too expensive and surplus to requirements, but this couldn't be further from the truth. It's not as complicated as it may seem and is absolutely vit...
20 Feb 26min
132- When Wealth Stops Being Just About You
Benjamin reflects this week on the subject of when wealth stops being just about you. In early life we focus on saving, investing and insuring primarily for our own benefit. But there comes a time in...
13 Feb 18min
131- Trusts (What Are They And Do You Need One?)
The word 'Trust' brings many things to mind, and often the truth of what a Trust is, and what they can be used for, is lost in translation. In this episode Benjamin explains the role of Trusts in fin...
6 Feb 22min
130- How Many Good Summers Do You Have Left?
Benjamin takes a step back from the heavy finances this week and focuses instead on the heavier questions that we all need to ask ourselves from time to time. We're all aware of the finitude of time,...
30 Jan 12min
129- Million Pound Pension Tick-Box Mistakes
We've all been there... You tick a certain option on a pension form because you don't really understand it and surely it can't make that big an impact, can it? ... Fear not, in this episode Benjamin s...
23 Jan 12min
