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Blog14th Jul 2022

Sliding Doors: what type of investor do you want to be?

If you’ve looked at your investments recently, you may be feeling alarmed. The financial markets remain volatile due to inflation, the conflict in Ukraine, post-pandemic changes, and the rising cost of living. But as we explained in last month’s blog... Read more

By Martyn Paterson

Blog8th Jul 2022

Returning to AAB Wealth – from Aberdeen to Belfast

In January 2021, Alastair shared an update on how things had changed in his career after achieving his advanced diploma in financial planning. Since then, Alastair has been busy, in fact he left AAB Wealth in November last year to... Read more

By Alastair Moore

Blog30th Jun 2022

Meet Troy Bruce: Taking the leap from Oil & Gas to Financial Services

We are delighted to welcome Troy Bruce to the team as a Financial Planner. We caught up with Troy to find out a little more about his career up until now and what led him to joining AAB Wealth. In... Read more

Blog21st Jun 2022

Investment and Market Update

The news today can feel a little bit unsettling. There is no doubt that these are tough emotional times for investors.  Russia’s invasion, and brutal war in Ukraine, is unsettling on both a human and an economic level.  The plight... Read more

By Ian Campbell

Blog20th Jun 2022

What to do when volatility comes knocking

The word on many investors’ lips right now is market volatility. We’re living in uncertain times. Even as the threat of the pandemic begins to subside, war in Ukraine and an escalating cost-of-living crisis are adding fuel to the fire.... Read more

By Ian Campbell

Blog31st May 2022

Meet Lisa: AAB Wealth’s newest Financial Planner

Lisa Tait joined the AAB Wealth team last month, but Lisa is not new to AAB Wealth and has been working with the team for over 10 years. As a specialist in Private Client tax, trusts and estates, Lisa makes... Read more

By Lisa Tait

Blog4th May 2022

Why we should all be listening to women investors

Taking on the gender investment gap The world of finance and investing still has something of an image problem. All too often, it’s the same story. It’s seen as being largely for those who are: ‘male, pale and stale’. Women... Read more

By Andrew Dines

Blog25th Apr 2022

A catch-up with Ross

Approaching the end of his first year at AAB Wealth, we caught up with Ross White to hear how he found joining the firm remotely and how his role in Client Service Support has evolved. Ross also shares some of... Read more

Blog2nd Apr 2022

When can you afford to retire? A case study on retirement planning

Understanding how financial planning for retirement planning in theory and graphs can feel both overwhelming and confusing. So, I invite you to review a real life scenario of Derek and Julie – a couple from Edinburgh with a common dilemma... Read more

Blog2nd Apr 2022

What is the difference, if any, between Financial Advice and Financial Planning?

A question often asked is ‘What is the difference, if any, between Financial Advice and Financial Planning?’. Often the terms are used interchangeably and, of course, that is fine for everyday language, but in practice there is a significant difference... Read more