People have memories. Markets don’t. And that’s a good thing. So, as you start 2023, take a lesson from the market. Don’t begin this new year bogged down by what happened last year. Give yourself the opportunity to start fresh.

Every year, Dimensional produces a range of resources and analysis to help financial professionals like me and investors like you make smart, informed decisions. Here is a look at some of the industry’s hottest topics this year and what Dimensional had to say.

With around 43,000 qualified financial advisors in the UK, how can you feel confident you’ve picked the right one? Trust a financial adviser who trusts the markets. Eliminate stock pickers and market timers, and go with the evidence.

Investors actively trading are not just potentially missing out on the expected return of the market, they’re stressed out. The creation of the Index Fund has done wonders to educate investors on the most likely strategy for success, but financial professionals like me need to do more.

This month The Retirement Café podcast hosted by Justin King turns 4 years old. Here’s the history behind the podcast and a celebratory episode.

MFP Wealth Management has just become accredited to Cyber Essentials, which aims to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of company information from internet threats. This will protect us against 80% of the most common cyber-attacks.

Justin appeared on The Leader’s Council of Great Britain and Ireland to chat about founding and leading his business, and what business leaders should consider as they approach retirement.

Global life expectancy has been steadily increasing over the last 70 years. A new animation from Visual Capitalist shows that rapid increase, then delves into the stark differences between life expectancies for men and women across the continents.

We’re watching the whole world flee equities. But now, stocks are on sale at 20% off, which only happens every 5 years. The big risk of holding cash is getting caught outside the next 100% advance. That’s something your retirement plan never catches up with.

The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment's (CISI) Financial Planning Week runs from the 3rd to the 9th October. MFP Wealth Management supports this initiative by offering free initial consultations. These appointments are to help you start planning for your retirement.

It is now a legal requirement for all Trusts to be registered with HMRC. This is called the Trust Registration Service (TRS). Register by 1st September 2022.

Investors can always expect uncertainty, but reacting to markets is a sure fire way of derailing progress towards your financial goals. Justin shares three crucial lessons for weathering the stock market’s storm

Despite what some investment managers may tell you, there is no way to time buying and selling in the stock market. This hypothetical example illustrates what happens to your investment if you miss a handful of the best days or weeks over a 25-year investment period.

MFP’s Chartered Financial Planner, Justin King, is volunteering to help The Verve Foundation deliver ‘money savvy’ workshops to residents of Bournemouth’s YMCA

Justin has been awarded the prestigious Chartered Fellow (Financial Planning) status by The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), the most highly regarded designation for those working in the Finance Planning profession.

Justin was a panel member at FT Investor Chronicle's 'Future of Private Investing 2022' conference. He discussed the role of investing at every stage of the retirement journey.

Premium bonds from NS&I are the UK's biggest savings product and their prize fund rate is rising from 1% to 1.4% in June 2022. My latest video explains how the prize fund differs from interest, what your chances are of winning the £1m premium bonds jackpot, and when you should consider them.

On 19th May 2022, I sat on the panel of the FTAdviser’s Later Life Planning Summit to debate the role of the later life adviser. We explored how the financial advice sector can close the advice gap and offer planning services to lower income clients.

Forced to have to abandon my challenge of completing the North Coast 500 on bike, we decided to head to slightly warmer, calmer conditions in Yorkshire and bike pack around the Yorkshire countryside

This year’s market decline of 17% has now passed the annual average of about 14%, with fears that it will extend to 20% - the technical definition of a “bear market”. Discipline & patience are needed for a successful investing experience.