AFH Wealth - Mark Hughes Chartered Financial Planner

15/12/2025

Late 2015, you have $100 to invest. Here’s how much you’d have today, depending on what you chose.

18/11/2025

From 1 December 2025, the protection limit under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) for deposits at a UK-authorised bank, building society or credit union will increase from £85,000 to £120,000 per person, per institution.

24/10/2025

🤝AFH acquires Avidity Wealth Management

We’re pleased to announce the acquisition of Avidity Wealth Management Limited, a well-established financial planning firm based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, as part of our ongoing national growth strategy.

Avidity will be rebranded as ‘AFH Wealth Management St Albans’, further developing our presence in the South-East.

Alan Hudson, CEO of AFH, commented: “We are delighted to welcome the Avidity team to AFH. Their depth of experience, client-first values, and strong regional presence make them an excellent fit for our business. This acquisition not only strengthens our footprint in the South-East but also reinforces our commitment to delivering high-quality, personalised financial advice across the UK.”

👉 https://ow.ly/ZhPK50XgOM9

22/10/2024

15/10/2024

We are now entering a period of geo-political and economic significance, with implications for all investors. This is in addition to the unresolved crises that rage on in the near Middle East, and the Ukraine.

Some big dates for the diary looming just over the horizon

WEDNESDAY 16th OCTOBER - UK CPI INFLATION UPDATE
THURSDAY 17th OCTOBER - ECB INTEREST RATE DECISION
TUESDAY 29th OCTOBER - ALPHABET (GOOGLE) EARNINGS UPDATE – being the 4th largest US company by market capitalisation
WEDNESDAY 30th OCTOBER- UK AUTUMN BUDGET – hold on to your hats!
MICROSOFT EARNINGS UPDATE (2nd largest US company)

THURSDAY 31st OCTOBER - US PCE INFLATION
APPLE EARNINGS UPDATE (largest US company by market cap)

TUESDAY 5th NOVEMBER - US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
WEDNESDAY 6th NOVEMBER - US FEDERAL RESERVE SITTING
THURSDAY 7th NOVEMBER - BANK OF ENGLAND INTEREST RATE DECISION
US FEDERAL RESERVE INTEREST RATE DECISION.

22/11/2023

Today, the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, presented his 2023 Autumn Statement. Our team of in-house experts have summarised the details to help you make sense of all…

02/11/2023

Attending the Personal Finance Society (PFS) national conference.

After several years meeting virtually, a welcome change to meet face to face, a chance for me to keep up to date with professional developments.

21/07/2023

Alarming and another potential back door tax.

A bundle of complex tax consultations published yesterday contained a potential bombshell for anyone expecting to inherit a pension pot free of income tax, Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) says.

06/01/2023

Excellent enhancements to how you can view your portfolio.

20/06/2022

10/06/2022

What makes a good financial adviser and how do we recruit the best?

We captured our recruitment managers discussing this - making for some really interesting and insightful clips, we'll be sharing them soon!