How can family-run businesses navigate the tax maze and implement financial efficiencies, while also incorporating a robust succession plan? Martin Cotter, Managing Director of Lumin Wealth, shares some tips. With so much time spent on running the business in the day-to-day, family businesses often don’t take a step back and consider...
We’re back. To what we laughingly refer to as ‘normal’. Opening hours are as they were last year, we’ve got our new 2024 diary and have eye examination appointments available (call us on 01727 838003 or pop in). We’ve found over the years, that the Christmas/New Year period is when many...
With the right planning, and careful use of allowances, a couple can significantly lighten their tax load in retirement, as Lumin’s Managing Director Martin Cotter explains. Most retirees can substantially reduce their tax burden once they stop working. With careful management and disciplined use of allowances a couple could be able...
A look behind the scenes of the St Albans-based law firm's in-house training facility with partner Michael Lewis to find out what it offers the legal talent of tomorrow...
The lights are on in town now so we’re officially able to use the ‘Christmas’ word. Although it is still November, our glasses have lead times so if you’re wanting to treat yourself before Christmas, or give the gift of colour with EnChroma™, now’s the time to swing into action! Something...
Summer Elson, manager of the Jigsaw store in Christopher Place, explains what makes it stick out from other fashion outlets. From luxury cashmere brights to timeless classics, the missing piece in your autumn/winter wardrobe could be tucked away in Christopher Place’s Jigsaw store. The brand is known for interesting shapes, cosy accessories...
Mark Fellows, Partner & Head of Employment at Sherrards Solicitors, is a legal professional who has been practising for 19 years. He advises both employers and employees on all aspects of employment law and he adopts a commercial and pragmatic approach to help clients achieve their objectives. With years of experience...
With the right planning, and careful use of allowances, a couple can significantly lighten their tax load in retirement. Martin Cotter, Managing Director of Lumin Wealth, explains how this can be achieved. Most retirees can substantially reduce their tax burden once they stop working. With careful management and disciplined use of...
What do you clean your glasses with? Go on – own up! The edge of your jumper? Kitchen roll? Spit? Kitchen cleaner? (I mean, it does for the surfaces and they’re shiny…) And for the kicker… how often do you clean them? Multiple times a day? Every morning? When they need it? What...
Savers are finding comfort in higher rates, but interest earned on cash is rarely sufficient to expand wealth. Investments offer greater return potential in the long run, as Lumin’s Managing Director Martin Cotter explains. Uncomfortable losses for bond investors and sustained volatility in the equity market may make cash a tempting...
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