A new year currency forecast
By: DAVID JOHNSON financial@portugalresident.com David is a Director of Halo Financial Lt, a company which provides exceptional exchange rates and foreign exchange information for currency transactions involving migration and overseas
Looking back at 2007’s key tax issues
By: BILL BLEVINS Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks financial@portugalresident.com Bill Blevins is Managing Director of Blevins Franks. He has specialised in expatriate investment and tax planning for over 35 years. He
Time to reflect on 2007
By: STEVE RODGERS financial@portugalresident.com WITHIN THE Financial Services profession, now is always a good time to reflect on what has happened over the last 12 months and, more importantly, what
End of year fiscal housekeeping
By: DENNIS SWING-GREENE International Fiscal Consultant for euroFINESCO financial@portugalresident.com With 2007 drawing quickly to a close, it is time to think about tidying up your tax affairs before the year
When a bond is a bond and not
By: BILL BLEVINS Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks financial@portugalresident.com ARE YOU sometimes confused about the word “bond”? It comes up frequently in investment articles, discussions and even tax planning. There are
Trust in the future
By: BILL BLEVINS Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks financial@portugalresident.com TRUSTS HAVE been a favourite vehicle in financial planning and asset protection for centuries. Tax mitigation is often the key element in
Asset allocation importance on financial future
By: BILL BLEVINS Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks financial@portugalresident.com A proven method of successful investing is through asset allocation, the selection of which investment assets to include in your portfolio, and
Expect more from life
By: STEVE RODGERS financial@portugalresident.com Pensioners today have greater wealth, better health and increased life expectancy than any previous generation. There is a new world of opportunity for today’s pensioners but
Property investment through REIT
By: BILL BLEVINS Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks financial@portugalresident.com PROPERTY OWNERSHIP has always been considered to be a lucrative investment. Today more and more people are investing in ‘buy to let’
Currency success is a matter of timing
By: DAVID JOHNSON financial@portugalresident.com THE STERLING-US Dollar exchange rate hit its highest level in 26 years this month, as did the Euro-US Dollar rate and many banks now see Sterling