An unaware heiress

A new customer came to see me last month. A widow with long-grown and married children. The reason was her wish to use a small part of the equity in her home for donations to children and grandchildren.The first analysis indicated more than enough space; the monthly...

Covid-19 and your pension

The newspaper headlines are pretty dramatic: the consequences of the coronavirus have a major impact on your pension. Certainly, the situation is serious. But perhaps not as bad as you think when reading the headlines in the newspaper. The “best” pension...

Bring your next interest rate adjustment forward?

Recently, someone asked me if it is useful and sensible to bring an interest rate review forward by 7 years. Of course with the additional question what in that case the prepayment penalty to be paid would be “net”.The client knew that, compared to the current...