by johnireland | Articles
We Are Living Longer — But Are We Planning for It? A child born in the UK today has a roughly one-in-three chance of reaching 100. A healthy 65-year-old has a better than even chance of reaching 87 (for men) or 89 (for women), according to the Office for National...
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Nobody Teaches You How to Inherit We spend years thinking about how to build wealth, protect it, and pass it on. But almost nobody thinks about what happens to the person on the receiving end. The assumption is simple: inheriting money is good news. The reality is far...
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Why Most Business Owners Overestimate Their Company’s Value Every business owner has a number in their head — the figure they believe their company is worth. In most cases, that number is too high. Not because the business is poorly run, but because the owner is...
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The Scenario Nobody Plans For You have spent years building a business with your partner. You know each other’s strengths, trust each other’s judgement, and have a shared vision for the company’s future. Then one of you dies. Without proper planning,...