Churchouse Podcasts

The following Podcasts are recordings of the BBC Surrey weekday drive show with Mark Carter and are produced on this site by permission of the BBC. Mark has a different expert each day to give advice in their area of expertise to provide “Sound Advice”. On Thursday evening Keith Churchouse, give generic financial advice on a range of topics. These podcasts are for guidance and information purposes only, and any product mentioned is not a recommendation. Please seek Independent Financial Advice before proceeding further. The Financial Services Authority does not regulate taxation and trust advice.

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Podcast - Emergency Funds Emergency Funds Podcast - Investment Risk Investment Risk
Podcast - Test Drive an IFA Test Drive an IFA Podcast - Pensions in divorce Pensions in divorce
Podcast - Premium Bonds Premium Bonds Podcast - Payment Protection Insurance Payment Protection Insurance
Podcast - Pension options Pension options Podcast - Protection - the need for life assurance Protection - the need for life assurance
Podcast - Identity theft Identity theft Why you need a will Why you should have a will
Alternatives to Pensions - Buy to let Alternatives to Pensions - Buy to let Pensions in Divorce Pension Sharing on Divorce
Don't bank on the banks! Don't bank on the Banks! the 3rs Recession, Redundancy and Retirement
Rent a room allowance Rent a Room Allowance Green Investing Green Investing - Ethical, Ecological or Socially Responsible
Teach Clare money 4 Why you should be saving into a Pension Being made redundant Redundancy - what to consider if being made redundant
Working Longer Working longer to top up your pension Phishing and Smishing Phishing and Smishing
Overdraft Fees Overdraft fees The end of commission sales The end of Commission
Improved Savings Rate Saving Rates improve Increase in retirement age Increase in retirement age
Student Money Student Money Exchange Rates Exchange Rates
Inheritance Tax Payment of Inheritance Tax More £5 notes in cash machines Return of the Fiver
Consolidation of Banks Consolidation in the Banking Industry More £5 notes in cash machines Premium Bonds increase their winnings rates
Bank Charges Bank Charges are incomprehensible Equitable Life Equitable Life the saga continues
Icesave Icesave - claim by 31st October Christmas debt Avoid debt this Christmas
Gold The Price of Gold Queens Speech The Queen's Speech and the proposed changes in Financial Legislation
bank charges The final decision on Bank Charges More people saving Personal debt is reducing as savings increase
High Street Banks The Changing Face of the High Street scams Scams
National Employers Saving Trust NEST (National Employers Savings Trust) with Nick Wallis Tax coding errors Tax Coding Errors
Mind the Gap The Pension Gap between the Genders National Employers Savings Trust Feathering your NEST
Changing face of the High Street The Changing face of the High Street 2 Not saving enough We're not saving enough
volcanic ash Return of the Ash Bank account Check your bank account
Emergency Budget The emergency budget on 22nd June inflation Inflation
comment on the budget Comment on the budget Cost of Living Minimum cost of living
Staycations Staycation or go abroad? The BP Effect The financial effects of BP
Pension age on the rise Pension age on the rise    
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
2010-07-14 You At Work
Employee benefits news: Govt''s pension plans will have ''huge effect''
Many workers may be interested to find out if the government''s proposed pension changes can put the onus on organisations to implement employee benefits...
2010-07-12 Investments.co.uk
Pensions to be affected by CPI decision
An investment expert has claimed that linking pensions to the consumer prices index (CPI) will have a significant impact upon retired individuals. The government recently announced that pension payments for final salary schemes will now be linked to the CPI instead of the retail prices index (RPI) With the.
2010-06-24 Money Marketing
Advisers back bank move but fear fee increases
Advisers welcome the Governments plans to move prudential regulation to the Bank of England but want the new Consumer Protection and Markets Authority to levy fairer...
2010-06-21 Modern Selling
GOOGLE AIMING TO TEMPT IFAs ONLINE
Daily internet usage in the UK is increasing by 22% year on year and there are strong adoption rates among older and more affluent demographics. These are key markets for the financial services community, according to Google, which is aiming to tempt more independent financial advisers (IFAs) into using the..
2010-06-02 MoneyNews
Culture of apathy exists in UK pension system, says expert
Savers are apathetic towards pensions in the UK, according to a sector analyst, who suggested the systems employed by other countries are more...
2010-06-02 Key Retirement Solutions
Could equity release help those who are apathetic toward pension saving?
The UK could be heading for a pensions crisis if something is not done about the lack of interest in pensions, it has been claimed. This could inspire those who have not been saving to look into equity release plans as a way of boosting their retirement finances through the value of their property...
2010-05-13 FT Adviser
Back in the game
Commercial property suffered a double digit drop almost overnight not so long ago. Some said the revaluation 18 months ago was inevitable while others were surprised by the dramatic plummet. Since then, in the last 12 months, commercial property funds have seen a slow but sustained...
2010-04-22 Citywire
Churchouse clashes with Virgin over business name
Virgin Money is applying for a trademark name which could conflict with the intellectual property rights of IFA-firm Churchouse Financial Planning. The Guildford-based firm, headed by Keith Churchouse (pictured), has owned the Churchouse trademark since 2007 but Virgin - which bought the west..
2010-04-16 IFAtalk.co.uk
New book by IFA Keith Churchouse
'Sign Here, Here and Here!...: Journey of a Financial Adviser' charts the journey of financial planner Keith Churchouse throughout his career in the financial services...
2010-04-14 Citywire
Advisory fees: the best way to get clients to pay
Cheque, standing order, or commission offset? Advisers Suzanne Allen, James Harvey, Phil Wise and Keith Churchouse discuss how they take their fees. Suzanne Allen Managing director, Heritage Financial Advisers We take the £1,700 plan fee by...