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If you haven’t got a will, you don’t have control over what happens to your money and assets after you die.

If you don’t have a will in place, it could be because you’ve just not got round to it yet.

Think of us as an assistant, here to help you to reach your financial goals.

As we enter the New Year, it’s a good time to take a moment to think about how you’re going to plan for your finances this year. Have you thought of some financial goals that you’d like to achieve?

Why is it important to set financial goals and plan ahead? If you know what your goals are, then you can start to build a plan to meet them. Think of it like setting the foundations down before…

This year has certainly been an eventful one! With a jubilee, a new monarch and two new Prime Ministers there certainly has been a lot to talk about. We’ve had an exciting time at Ethical Futures too with some new staff and plans for the future. There’s a lot to cover, so let’s get into it.

A combination of factors from the Covid 19 pandemic to Brexit to the Russia – Ukraine conflict has…

We think that our hard working team have earned a break over the festive period, so we will be closing the office on Friday the 23rd of December at 12 noon.

The office will be closed throughout the Christmas/New Year period and will reopen at 9am on Wednesday the 4th of January.

We will monitor phonecalls and emails sent to our invest@ethicalfutures.co.uk email between the 28th and…

How much money do you have in your savings account? How long would your head stay above water if you lost your main source of income?

Julian and Marian recently attended a conference with other financial professionals in Glasgow on the issue of sustainable investment.

With inflation at its highest level in more than 40 years, and energy and grocery bills continuing to head upwards, many are feeling the pinch – but perhaps even more so now that Christmas is fast approaching.

In America, the day after Thanksgiving has been referred to as ‘Black Friday’ since as far back as the 1950s.

It may be an expected inheritance or it may have come as a surprise. Either way it's important to make sure that you know what to do when you find yourself dealing not only with a sum of money but the grief and emotion that comes with losing a loved one.

You may be aware of the importance of creating a will and choosing executors but do you know what happens to your loved one’s finances when they die? We thought it would be useful to make a note of the most important things that you should consider.