Welcome to the October 2022 issue of Professional Paraplanner, the magazine for paraplanners, financial technicians and administrators.
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IN THIS ISSUE
Defusing an IHT timebomb
More mature taxpayers are paying the lion’s share of inheritance tax. One reason is the tendency to retain readily realisable funds
Estate planning
We can help clients better understand their estate planning if we reframe how we approach it, argues Dan Atkinson, head of Technical, Paradigm Norton Financial Planning
Development
The We Are BRAVE training consultancy, look at how people can assess their approach to create better conversations
Paraplanner comment
Everyone can have moments of self-doubt but are they a bad thing? Alan Gow, director Argonaut Paraplanning and PFS Paraplanner Panel member takes a view
Tax planning
LIBF’s Richard Cooper examines what the recent rise in cash account rates means for clients, in terms of tax liability and protection of assets
R0 Focus
BTS’s Luiza Todd looks at some of the challenges faced by candidates sitting the R06 unit
Exams
The Brand Financial Planning team consider tax reductions which exist for those who are married or in a civil partnership
Development
How do we measure how good we are at our roles outside of success in exams?
THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Market assessment
If inflation is now structural, investors need well run income paying funds, says Premier Miton’s David Jane
UK small caps
While UK small caps re considered a riskier investment, paraplanners can take advantage of volatility in the sector, says Darius McDermott, managing director, FundCalibre
UK opportunities
To what extent does the UK still present opportunities for investors? Rob Kingsbury spoke to Rachel Reutter, senior fund manager and analyst Eoghan Reid on the JOHCM UK Opportunities fund