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As we approach one of the most magical times of the year, we ask you what you think Christmas is all about… For us at MPA, Christmas is about spending time with family and friends and treating those close to us. However, not everyone is as lucky as us to have the opportunity to [...]

"After 30 years our Chairman and founder Mike Paul has retired to finally take the advice he has been giving to clients all this time. I think he deserves a well earned break and I and the team wish him well in his retirement. From humble beginnings MPA has grown to a firm with [...]

  Christmas is known as the season of goodwill – a time spent with family and friends, a time when many open their hearts and homes beyond their nearest and dearest to spread festive cheer. Henley Churches and The Hub @ Henley are no exception and in true community spirit they will again be [...]

Mental well-being is becoming an increasingly talked about topic, with mental health problems having a profound effect on the way millions of people live their lives. Mental health often carries with it a certain stigma, or a discrimination that we do not experience for physical illness. Attempting to combat such a stigma and promote [...]

In April 2018 we informed you of the news that we had teamed up with a firm called Independent Check Ltd to produce a range of short animated videos that help to explain, in simple language different aspects of financial planning.   Since April the feedback we have received about the videos has been [...]

Robin has been with MPA since 2011 and has watched the Company go from strength to strength, observing its growth first hand. He is described by many of his colleagues as “attentive, hardworking and a genuine nice guy, who is always smiling!” – even delaying his retirement by two years due to “enjoying his [...]

  MPA has it all… Since MPA was established in 1988, the firm has gone from strength to strength, now having over 34 employees and 8500 clients. We are delighted to have made New Model Adviser’s Top 100 IFA firms in the UK for 2018 and we believe that this is testament to the [...]

With the 2018 Invictus Games held in Sydney drawing to a close on Saturday 27th October 2018, Dave Watson returns to the UK the proud owner of two Gold and two Silver medals. We reported on Tuesday last week how Dave had already picked up two silver medals in the four minute and one [...]

As the Chancellor of the Exchequer stepped up to deliver his third Budget speech it was heavily predicted that Pension Tax Relief was to be reduced to facilitate the extra £20.5bn funding, promised by the Prime Minister earlier in the year. Early into his speech, Mr Hammond stated that a few of his ‘star [...]