Is the financial services industry a Blockbusters waiting to happen?
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In 2000 the founder of a brand new company called Netflix, proposed a partnership to the Blockbuster CEO and his team….
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Run by financial expert and owner of Goldsmith Financial Solutions Hannah Goldsmith, our latest masterclass ‘Applying Financial Science to Create…
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EVEN FOR THOSE FAMILIAR WITH PENSIONS IT IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE CASE THAT MANY COULD RETIRE EARLIER IF THEY TOOK ONE…
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Do you have capital to put into an investment portfolio? If so it can offer you an element of control…
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In the first of two guest articles on investments, Hannah Goldsmith of Goldsmith Financial Solutions discusses the challenge investors face…
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By Hannah Goldsmith Many business owners could reap the rewards of their hard work and retire earlier. The key is…
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If you’re looking to grow your money, whether for retirement or some other dream, then there are five rules you…
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Putting the client first is a mantra for many advisers who take pride in providing quality service and value for money. For IFA…
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Early retirement? We speak to Hannah Goldsmith, founder of Goldsmiths Financial Solutions, about making it work for you. Early retirement is…
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Cards on the table time. I have a strong dislike for British financial services companies. Ever since the Equitable Life debacle I’ve viewed them all with huge scepticism. Recent experience has proved that nothing much has changed and that the entire industry is a self-serving shambles. Fortunately my point of view is supported by the author of this book. My dilemma is this: How do I make plans for my retirement without having to resort to a large financial services company that’s going to screw me for every £ I want to put aside for a rainy day?
To my delight, this book appears to understand my predicament. Not only am I understood, I’m catered for. Marvellous. I’m used to financial and investment texts being dry, boring and full of caveats. None of that appears in this book. It speaks in a language I can understand and it deals with things from my perspective. It seems to help that the author is almost as anti the financial establishment as I am.
As I skimmed through the book initially I found myself stopping for the little exercises – actually completing them – and then quietly realising that I had learned something not just new but extremely useful. I don’t think you can expect to get all the answers in a book of this size, but it certainly gives me the confidence and a basic understanding to take some steps towards getting this important life skill right.
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