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With many offices shutting due to Coronavirus and employees working remotely, now is a great5 opportunity to review your finances. The lockdown has given most of us some extra hours in the week, providing an ideal time for some financial spring cleaning. Even a short commute can add two to

Business owners know the importance of having systems to ensure the smooth-running and stability of their organisations – but, if you are a business owner, do you care for your finances like your care for your business? Here at Proposito Financial Planning, we are often surprised by how rarely business

There is significant market volatility during the COVID-19 pandemic. The markets are reacting to uncertainty of the current situation with volatility. This is what we would expect. The markets will accept both bad news and good news in the same manner – by amending prices to reflect the news. Uncertainty,

If you’re not used to working from home you might find that The Pomodoro Technique makes all the difference. The Pomodoro Technique was created by Francesco Cirillo in the 1980s. He used his tomato-shaped kitchen timer to structure his working day. Each interval of work is called

Covid-19 is shutting offices and employees are working remotely. Many people will find they have extra time on thier hands. Even a short commute can add 2-3 hours over the course of a working week. Eventually you’ll want to use some of that time to give your finances a spring

During our annual team meeting in January, we talked about the importance of exercise and how this has a profound impact on our daily lives.  We all decided that we would like to do more exercise and to also make sure that we are getting some fresh air during the

Market volatility is inevitable because risk and return are related. The only thing we can control is how we react to it when it does. Here’s a light-hearted look at the emotional rollercoaster of investing using emoji: Investing Explained in Emoji Market volatility can happen for any

Welcome to Proposito’s new home! As mentioned in December, we have officially moved!  This is an extremely exciting time for us and we look forward to welcoming you here.  We have made loads of progress on making it look like Proposito’s office – but there is still a little bit

We have quite a structured way of running Proposito. It’s based on the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) outlined in the book Traction by Gino Wickman. Let us know if you’d like a look at a copy as we have a few spares. At the core of the EOS are three

As 2019 draws to a close, we’ve been thinking long and hard about our charitable donation for the year. For those of you who don’t know, instead of sending Christmas cards each year, we opt to make a charitable donation to a worthy cause. This year, we have decided to

2019 has been quite a year and here at Proposito Financial Planning we’re all really looking forward to Christmas. A chance to spend time with friends and family, relax and perhaps indulge and reflect on 2019 as well think about all the opportunities for the new year ahead. It’s important

Oh what a week! This time last year Huw attended a week long training course as part of the process to become a Registered Life Planner. Well, it was such an experience for Huw that it was arranged that I also attend. The 5-day residential course was in Gaunts House

As we approach Black Friday it is worth remembering that if we look after the pennies, the pounds will look after themselves. When it comes to investment fees that maxim is worth its weight in gold. Each pound of fees is a pound off your return. The opposite is also

Many of our clients know that Huw’s daughter does a bit of gymnastics. This summer she had an exciting adventure… My Sochi Adventure – Eirlys Jones If you stand outside my house very early on any Saturday morning, you will see me jumping into my mum’s car with a large

Actually it’s Time in the Market that’s important. As you know, our invest philosophy is index tracking. That means rather than use a fund manager to determine what to buy and when to buy it, we just track the market average. This approach to investing has three significant benefits. The