Working people
Working People
You may be many years away from retirement. You might be raising a family; perhaps considering private education, and therefore wondering how to cover school fees. You may be working your way up the career ladder, or running your own business. What all of our clients have in common is the desire to plan for tomorrow, whilst enjoying today!
How can we help?
We will:
- Assess your current financial situation
- Understand your goals and aspirations for the short term and the long term
- Formulate a financial plan to help you to achieve your goals
- Deliver the plan, managing the relevant paperwork and ensuring that it’s implemented as smoothly as possible
- Offer regular reviews of your situation and adapt your plan if necessary, ensuring that there’s a back-up plan for the unexpected!
Having a financial plan in place will give you the confidence to face the future. We’ll provide you with bespoke, one-to-one support to ensure that your plan will work for you and your family.
Please remember that the value of investments, and any income from them can fall as well as rise, so you could get back less than you invest. If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek advice. Tax rules can change and the value of any benefits depends on individual circumstances.
Relevant services
It’s never too early to start planning for your retirement and putting money into your pension. We’ll help you understand the important questions, including:
- How much do I need to save now to retire comfortably?
- Will I be able to do everything I want in retirement?
- When can I afford to retire?
- Can I lower my pension charges to achieve a larger fund in retirement?
With access to the entire market, we can provide a pension plan which meets your individual needs.
Please remember that the value of investments, and any income from them, can fall as well as rise so you could get back less than you invest. If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek advice. Tax rules can change and the value of any benefits depends on individual circumstances.
There’s a huge range of investment options available; deposit accounts, stocks and shares ISAs, unit trusts, OEICs, investment bonds, structured products and more. All clients want to know the best way to invest their money, however, the best approach is rarely simple, and has to be appropriate to the individual and their attitude to risk. We undertake diligent research and present our advice in a concise, understandable way. We focus on recommending products and investment portfolios that have the following features:
- Performance is consistent with risk levels
- Charges which reflect value for money
- Tax efficiency
Please remember that the value of investments, and any income from them, can fall as well as rise so you could get back less than you invest. If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek advice. Tax rules can change and the value of any benefits depends on individual circumstances.
If you are moving home, considering buying your business premises or simply looking for the best re-mortgage deal, we can provide mortgages for the following property types:
- Residential
- Buy-to-Let
- Let-to-Buy
- Self-Build
We have access to the whole of the mortgage market. This means that we will find a competitive product for you which is the most appropriate for your needs. We do not advise on commercial mortgages or bridging loans, but have established links with commercial lenders who we can refer you to.
Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up payments on your mortgage.
When it comes to planning for the unexpected, it’s essential that you consider protection. This will provide an income for you or your family should you die, become seriously ill or are unable to work. We offer independent advice on various insurance products including:
- Life assurance
- Accident, sickness and unemployment cover
- Income protection/permanent health insurance (PHI)
- Critical illness cover
- Serious illness cover
- Private medical/health insurance
We’ll ensure that your policies are appropriate to your needs and provide good value for money. We can often replace existing policies for ones with lower premiums.
Helping you plan for today, tomorrow and the unexpected
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Mark very quickly ascertained what was required for us and our financial status. He listens to you and is easy to talk to. His expertise gives you confidence you are in good hands. We required Equity Release. Mark soon found and organised a product that fitted the bill. He helped us at every step, and left nothing to chance. Excellent service. We will be using his services again next year for other financial matters.
My husband and I have used Mark Bastable at Templegate Financial Planning for over 16 years, beginning when we started a family. We have benefitted from advice and assistance in remortgaging, life insurance, critical illness cover, and setting up trusts. Mark's advice is always balanced and helpful, and we will continue to use him.
Mark has advised and provided financial support to me and my wife for many years. He has advised us about pensions, life cover, critical illness cover, stocks and shares, savings advise and income protection. Our latest and very important financial advice has been on my pension drawdown which Mark has handled with the upmost professionalism and now I find that I am in a comfortable position. He has talked us through the pros and cons of any decision that we have made and always thoroughly researches the best outcomes for us. We have found him to be very knowledgeable, highly qualified, and reasonably priced for his services that he has offered us and would not hesitate to recommend him to our family and friends. Undoubtedly, we would not have the safe financial future that we now have without his significant financial advice.
Mark has been our trusted adviser for many years and we have no hesitation in recommending him. Following his advice, we have moved our ISA portfolio to a different provider to get a better deal and bought into AIM shares to reduce our IHT liability.
My wife and I met Mark through a recommendation which came highly and didn’t disappoint. He went through our investments and finances in detail and helped us to understand so much more of what we had, our potential liabilities (present and future) and offered rounded and balanced advice. He highlighted and explained issues we would never have previously been aware of, whilst offering various solutions throughout. We both sort of shut down when talking financial planning, but Mark managed to keep it clear, fresh and understandable. He was also adept at recognising when our brains had reached their limits. His knowledge is extensive and thorough, as he helped us with ISAs, property, IHT and more. He also has a range of professional contacts who can advise more on subjects not covered by his expertise. Mark is a very professional, helpful, and likeable guy who has proved to us his integrity and desire to help is his overriding raison d’être.
Mark has assisted with our pension investments for a number of years now and we're always reassured that we're in safe hands! In the ever-changing world of pensions, regulations, market fluctuations etc., we value his advice and expertise in ensuring our money remains safe whilst making some growth based on our attitude to risk and future goals. We wouldn't hesitate in recommending Mark to friends and family.
Mark provided advice during a recent redundancy. He helped me to estimate my current and future financial needs, then presented solutions that provided me with income and security. His clear and pragmatic advice helped me through a challenging situation.
Mark is very good at presenting advice in a way which is easily understood, using visual aids to support this. He is very knowledgeable, friendly, and takes time to explain things, giving plenty of opportunities to ask questions to ensure I understand.
We were looking to do Equity Release initially, this requiring specialist advice. As we were progressing with this process, we realised that Mark could offer us professional advice in other financial areas. Mark was able to guide us through the Equity Release process with success. I have just bought a lifetime annuity with Mark’s help. He explained everything simply but thoroughly, handled all the forms and “bumpf”, and was able to get me a good deal. Along the way he has given us ideas as to investments and savings which we will action in the future with his help. We had an excellent result re the Equity Release, and I am very happy with the pension deal. Nothing. He knows his stuff.
I have found Mark at Templegate to be open, honest and really helpful. Mark has provided pension and ISA advice primarily although our informal discussions have included tax and wider investment choices. I’m looking forward to working with Mark over the coming years. He has been clear and open regarding fees and products and flexible around meetings either in person or over the phone.
My wife and I had reached a certain age and were at a point in life when we felt we needed a guiding hand to manage the financial options for our future. Mark gave us candid advice in a simple and straightforward manner that we could understand. It helped us make the decisions we had long been postponing, for which we were extremely grateful.
