Our aim is to help the clients help themselves, not to tell them what to think. Peter Hargreaves aimclient Change image and share on social
Income-producing unit trusts are brilliant because if you can accept capital values will be volatile for a while, your dividend income will always be higher than what you get in the bank. Peter Hargreaves acceptbankbrilliant Change image and share on social
I knew my successor would be better than me for the next stage of the company's life. And it was a relief - I'd been doing it for 30 years. My only worry was what the hell I was going to do with my time. Peter Hargreaves companyhellknow share on social
I couldn't have predicted the business would be worth so much. I could see that we would have this sort of market share, but I didn't realise the numbers would be so large. Peter Hargreaves businesslargemarket Change image and share on social
Money in property is dead money. It doesn't help the country. It's funny how the U.K., Ireland and Spain are the most property-obsessed nations in Europe and yet are also the ones suffering the most. Peter Hargreaves countrydeadeurope Change image and share on social
People in retail banks are not smart. They have a business model that's quite difficult to not make money out of - but still they somehow manage it. Peter Hargreaves bankbusinessdifficult Change image and share on social
There is an old adage that the quickest way to drop your tax take is to increase taxes. If capital gains tax is going to be 50 percent, my contingent capital gains tax is going to be 250 million pounds. Peter Hargreaves adagecapitalcontingent share on social
When I fly to European destinations, I always fly economy; I don't fly business class - there is no advantage apart from a few more inches of room. Peter Hargreaves advantagebusinessclass Change image and share on social
The Conservatives, along with Labour, I don't think understand what it is like to run a business. Peter Hargreaves businessconservativelabour Change image and share on social
The older you get and the wealthier you get, the more complicated life becomes. That's why I have as few material assets as possible. Every material thing you have is more hassle. Peter Hargreaves assetcomplicatehassle Change image and share on social
