
Our guests – Guy Anderson from Just, Sarah Lees from Plan Works, Ben Mastel from 7IM and Sam Tonks from Succession Wealth – discussed the case of Holly Gennero – a divorced mother of two. (Can you spot the film reference? It was the last CSI before Christmas). The team covered the following retirement income options:
- traditional invested drawdown
- annuities
- structured decumulation programmes
Plus concepts including:
- sustainable income levels
- how to measure the chance of success
- stress testing
- options for money not needed for income
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A panel discuss setting up and running an outsourced paraplanning business. They share their experience, top tips, and cover the main points and issues that arise from outsourced paraplanning, such as:
Learning objectives
In this session we covered…
- Things you need to think about before setting up your own business
- What it really is like to run an outsourced paraplanning business
- How to work on your own and not go mad!
- Staying on top of CPD
We all know that research and due diligence is a key skill for paraplanners.
And with discretionary fund management (DFM) services becoming more popular – whether bespoke or model portfolios – the demand for these skills is only going to increase.
In our latest online Assembly, we’re bringing together experts who are able to share perspectives from both sides of the DFM equation.
Learning objectives
During this session we…
Explored the approach and processes you can adopt to carry out research discuss the tech that’s out there that can help Invited DFM guests to tell us what they think paraplanners should ask…but don’t Discover what kind of due diligence DFMs carry out for themselves
You don’t come across SSAS very often, but when you do you need to know what you’re doing with them. We can help with that.
Learning Objectives
During the session we covered…
- Who they are suitable for?
- How they work – SSAS
- SSAS versus SIPP
- Loan back and self investment
- Planning tips
Brian Radbone of Transact and Richard Allum of The Paraplanners discuss how new regulations designed to prevent pension scams will affect advice professionals and providers dealing with pension transfers.
James Jones-Tinsley of Barnett Waddingham and Richard Allum pick their way through the potpourri of jargon associated with old pensions contract.
Many paraplanners may never have worked on an annuity or have less experience since pension freedoms came in. In this session, we cover the basics of guaranteed income.
Learning objectives
During the session we covered…
- The basics of guaranteed income
- Underwriting
- How annuities have evolved
- Comparing to drawdown
- Planning and research
- Regulation
In this brief but wide-ranging conversation, Will Mcintosh-Whyte of Rathbones talks with Richard Allum of the Paraplanners’ Assembly tackle the question of what ‘responsible investment’ is and whether it differs from ideas like ESG, or ‘ethical’ and ‘sustainable’ investing.
Three technical experts answer a whole range of technical questions asked by paraplanners.
Learning objectives
During the session we covered…
- How does the National Insurance increase impact salary sacrifice pension contributions?
- How are bond withdrawals taxed after 20 years?
- Will the cut to income tax affect onshore bonds?
- Trends: What technical issues are the experts seeing in their inboxes, and how do they answer them?
- Tax issues
A back to the basics on inflation and what it means for paraplanners.
Learning objectives
During the session we covered….
- What is inflation?
- What is it made up of?
- Why has it gone up so much, so fast?
- What do we think will happen in the future?
- How it affects assumptions and cash flow planning