Category: Financial Planning

We’ve got Open Banking to thank for savings apps. Open Banking is the new system in the UK which you can opt into which shares your banking information with third parties.

The expat lifestyle is all to the good, but it burns through cash. Can you find a way to spend money that will reap financial rewards? Here are two ideas – education and property investment.

The goal of the World Health Organisation that runs World Health Day is to provide universal health coverage involving healthcare at the most basic level, for the most disadvantaged.

It’s time for a financial spring clean, so why not take some tips from “organising consultant” Marie Kondo? She’s talking about household items, but her systems apply to personal finances too!

Managing your tax situation is the key priority for new expats. Maybe the very reason you are leaving your home country is to take advantage of lower-income tax in your new country of residence.

Does your IFA sometimes lose you when they are explaining stuff? It’s their job to explain your financial affairs simply.

With millions of Brits and expats expected to fall into debt this Christmas, now is a good time to take stock of your finances.

Have you dreamed of retiring in your 30s or 40s? We have! People are making this dream a reality.

As the UK economy holds its breath in anticipation of a no-deal Brexit outcome, millions of Brits and expats can look forward to disruption and uncertainty in many aspects of their lives.

International schooling is a must for expat kids. But prices are rocketing. Expatfinder's International School Fees 2018 found there was "a startling 19% rise in prices compared to 2017."

Holistic Financial Planning means starting with one thing – a 360° review of your big financial picture. And who better to provide it than your IFA?

"Holistic finance" is a sensible, integrating approach that combines your life goals and your financial goals into a seamless and pragmatic plan.

With record numbers of people cashing in on their properties, and the trend set to increase, equity release plans no longer represent a last resort financial strategy. 

Living alone means you might have better financial options than in a family/partnership set-up. Here are four tips on how you can make the best of being a singleton financially.

Holborn Assets reviews ten ways to budge your budgeting block and get saving.

It's back to school for the new academic year in Dubai, which is less than two weeks away. Holborn Assets reviews your Back to School options in Dubai with an all-in budget: Dh1,000.

We’re past the mid-point of summer, and the parents among you may be counting down the days until your darling ones (!) return to school. Here, we take a look at education planning for expats.