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Merry Christmas from the team at Acumen Financial Partnership

This December we hope that you find that all of us will have something to smile about. Many of us wi....

Securing your financial future

The paradox facing many young adults in Britain today is that whilst they’re far less likely to su....

Saved money on communiting and office lunches? Invest it wisely

Lockdown has been difficult for all of us, some more than others. In a year of mixed fortunes, one p....

How to plan for early retirement

It is estimated that 80% of British adults underestimate their projected life expectancy and that ne....

Savers warned not to cash in defined benefit pensions

Pension providers are predicting an upsurge in members transferring their defined benefit pensions t....

DWP urges women to check their state pension

Tens of thousands of women in the UK are being urged to check whether they are owed a state pension ....

Investment Planning – Making the right choice for your children

Every parent wants to care for their children in whatever way they can. We want them to thrive, pros....

Back to the Office

Our Burscough office is open again! Monday morning at 9 am the first of our 2 teams were back behind....

How to make the most of the different ISA types

Individual Savings Accounts, or ISAs as we’ve come to know them, celebrate their twenty first birt....

When is the best time to seek investment advice?

Investment planning is now less of an art and more of a science. Increasingly more sophisticated tec....

Financial planning in light of Covid-19

Nearly half of UK adults experienced a high degree of anxiety at the outset of the Covid-19 lockdown....

Could equity release bring hope in a time of crisis?

To say Covid-19 has hit the UK hard is somewhat of an understatement. Notwithstanding the devastatin....

Life in the time of Covid-19 – Update

After 13 weeks in lockdown, today we have very welcome news that the Government is scaling down the ....

Pension and investment worries: what can I do?

The coronavirus pandemic has brought about its fair share of worries. When we’re not worrying abou....

Where there’s a Will, there’s a way.

Covid-19 has given us a rare opportunity to get on all with the jobs that we’ve studiously ignorin....

Covid-19 Investment Update

At the time of writing, on Tuesday 12th May 2020, just less than 24 hours has passed since Bor....

Equity Release Loans

I hope this article finds you and your families well as we continue to wait for further information ....

China – Getting back to business?

It's nearly six weeks since we moved into Lockdown with little indication at present as to when rest....

Putting Healthcare on the agenda as well as Wealthcare

We hope that you are all keeping well and wherever possible, enjoying the better aspects of lockdown....

Making Sense of “Negative Oil Prices” 

The more demand there is for something, and the more limited the supply, the higher the price will g....

How we are continuing to support you and your investments

This week we were all shocked to find that Boris Johnson had been admitted, not just to hospital, bu....

Covid-19 – Important Information Regarding Internet Safety and Financial Security

Following the Prime Minister's announcements on Monday 23rd March 2020, the UK is now in lockdown, a....

Stock Market Volatility During the Covid-19 Pandemic

A week has always been a long time in politics, but a week has never seemed quite so long as it does....

Business Continuance in Light of Covid-19

Just to let you know that we will all be continuing to work from the office for as long as we can, t....

The Financial Impact of Coronavirus

The last few weeks have been a turbulent time for investment markets, and it will come as no surpris....

New year, new you with these 2020 financial planning tips

It is unfortunate that the phrase “New Year, new you” has become something of a cliché. The bac....

What is auto-enrolment? and your other FAQs answered

Auto-enrolment has “transformed pension saving” and “boosted the retirement prospects of milli....

Acumen’s economic forecast 2020

Much has happened already in 2020, with global conflicts, presidential impeachments and our much-tal....

How do I prepare for my pension?

How do I prepare for my pension? This is perhaps the biggest of all the questions we regularly hear ....

Underused, overlooked and unclaimed benefits – Missing out on NI Credits

Time to talk about unused, unclaimed, often overlooked National Insurance credits again – this tim....