There are many things to consider when looking to protect your family and your home. Inheritance tax and capital gains tax planning, illness and loss of income (among others) need to be considered in an effective protection planning strategy. You may want to help parents with expensive later-life planning costs, or to support a child with a deposit for their first home. Perhaps you have decided to pay the education fees for a grandchild. But at the same time you will be trying to ensure your family wealth lasts through your own, possibly extended, retirement.
No one can predict the future, but everyone should prepare for it. Whatever your plans for the future, whether for yourself, your family or your business, careful financial planning can make a real difference to your life and those you care about, both today and in the future.
We all understand the importance of insuring items such as the family home, vehicles and valuable possessions, but are you confident you have adequate financial protection? If the answer is no then you could be taking unnecessary risks with your future financial wellbeing.
For example, have you considered the following:
These questions need to be addressed sooner rather than later, which is why ensuring that your assets and the people who matter are suitably protected lies at the heart of what we do at SeventySeven Wealth Management.
Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.
The value of an investment with St. James's Place will be directly linked to the performance of the funds you select and the value can therefore go down as well as up.
You may get back less than you invested.
The levels and bases of taxation, and reliefs from taxation, can change at any time. The value of any tax relief generally depends on individual circumstances.