To achieve a better lifestyle for ourselves and for our family is why we invest. This is where we blog about our lifestyle goals, our achievements, and how we use property investment as a vehicle to help give us more choice in life to do what we enjoy doing.

It's Australia day!!

Just wanted to say Happy Australia day to you all! which is a public holiday in OZ. Yippee!!

新年快樂 Gong Xi Fa Cai. Happy Chinese New Year for 2012

Gong Xi Fa Cai to all our Chinese and Asian friends around the world. It means "wishing you prosperity" in Mandarin.

London Property Gold Rush "Rip Off"?

During the first half of 2011, 59% of new home sales in London were made by investors from the Far East. But have they paid too much?

YPC.tv - Discover how David saved his retirement in 2 easy steps

David was worried about his pension plan and decided to start looking for other solutions for his rapidly approaching retirement. He had always been interested in property, but like many others he had fears surrounding it and how best to get started.

Brett responds to today's news: Pension pledges have left UK and US 'insolvent'

The world's most advanced economies, including Britain and the US, would be insolvent if they accounted properly for the pension and health pledges made to their aging populations, an authoritative report has warned.

Movember Week 4: Oh dear! YPC girls are looking rather hairy...

The girls are hairy indeed, but don't fret! It's not real, it's actually for Movember. We have decided to do our bit by wearing fake mos this week every day all day in office! We look ridiculous, further more we're finding it difficult to eat and drink!

YPC Christmas Party - Only 3 weeks to go!

The infamous YPC Christmas Party is only 3 weeks away and the entire YPC team would love to share a great night and a few beers (or ten!) with you. Join us on Friday 3rd December at Ortega Smithfields in London for a guaranteed great night. RSVP NOW!

YPC client Nick tells us why he's doing Movember...

As promised YPC's very first Movember client Nick gave us an interview on why he's joined the YPC Movember challenge. Find out here what he had to say...

Are you paying as much as £96K in fees for each £120K you contibute to your pension fund?

It's what I have been saying for ages and now it's been the subject of a BBC Panorama investigation. Individuals in the UK could be paying as much as £96,000 in charges on pension contributions of £120,000. That's a whopping 80% fees!

Movember Week 2: Mo Progress For You!

It's the 2nd week of Movember and already we have some promising mo's taking shape. Please show your support for men's health by donating to The Prostate Cancer Charity at YPCGiving.org

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