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Claire McDowell, Continuous Improvement Manager at Mearns & Company, answers some questions about her career to date and life in…

There is a difference between having a financial plan and having a good financial plan. A good plan has a…

Guest blog by Graeme Thomson of Balfour+Manson LLP Six months ago no one would have predicted the worldwide health crisis…

One is growing much faster than the other… The new State Pension has failed to keep up with the National…

Younger family members are increasingly supported by generous grandparents, but intergenerational gifting needs to take potential benefits, and pitfalls, into…

Women are saving more than ever into pensions, but they still lag behind men in retirement savings. The good news…

The first Budget of 2020 may be the most unusual for years. The UK somehow survived 2019 without a Budget.…

It’s been five years since pension holders were given the freedom to draw directly from certain pension savings. What have…

In the past few years there have been significant restrictions on the level of contributions that high earners can pay…

At Mearns & Company, we understand the disruption that the outbreak of COVID-19 has caused to everyone’s daily lives.  We…

It’s March – the January blues have paled; the nights are drawing out and Spring is in the air! What…

As individuals, it may seem that our own savings each year can’t make much of a positive difference to our…