Financial Literacy Month: Two-thirds of adults are financially illiterate. Are you?

April is Financial Literacy Month in the US. How financially literate are you? And why does it matter? Two-thirds of adults are financially illiterate A 2019 academic study published by the Financial Management Association (FMA) concluded that only one in three adults around the world is financially literate. To be classed as financially literate, a…

Easter 2023: why it’s even more important than ever to avoid putting your eggs in one basket

While investors should always be prepared for ups and downs, recent events have made markets particularly volatile. Investors wondering what the future holds are asking how they can protect their assets.    Yet another wobble for the markets   After a rocky few months characterised by rising interest rates and falling bond values, the bad news keeps…

UK spring budget 2023: Lifetime Allowance abolished in shock announcement

On 15th March 2023 Jeremy Hunt, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered the UK spring budget. We look at the major change to pension allowances that may be of interest to UK expats living in Asia. Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget for 2023 was delivered against a backdrop of relatively poor growth and household incomes…