Richard McCreery, financial adviser on the French Riviera

06/11/2025

Reuters says that Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are leading sources of investment scams and fraud. And the more you click on fraudulent ads, the more you will see, thanks to the algorithm. Stay safe, don't click!

Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.

08/10/2025

Watch out for this scam, folks. The scumbags trying to take your money are getting more devious all the time. Let's stay one step ahead.

Foreign firms use AI-generated images and false back stories to pose as family-run UK businesses.

30/09/2025

Come and join us for what should be an educational and financially-rewarding morning. Including participation by experts from the pension, life and investment industry. And there is a free buffet lunch! Register at www.ltdf.eu Hope to see you there.

The Spectrum IFA Group will be holding a financial planning seminar as part of its Le Tour De Finance programme on the 22nd October at the Château de la Bégude near Valbonne, followed by a complimentary lunch. Find out how to invest tax-efficiently, what to do with your UK assets and how to reduce inheritance tax. Register at www.ltdf.eu, email [email protected] or call 06 17 41 15 61. 🙂🙂🙂

19/09/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDXvpbpbPCo
"It was supposed to be the future of business, but selling goods over the internet - e-tail, e-commerce, whatever you choose to call it - hasn't yet captured the imagination of the public. Has the potential impact of the internet been exaggerated?"

A fascinating look at the early days of e-commerce when Amazon only sold books in this BBC documentary

It was supposed to be the future of business, but selling goods over the internet - e-tail, e-commerce, whatever you choose to call it - hasn't yet captured...

12/09/2025

05/09/2025

The kids might have a point when they say that boomers, those born between 1945 and 1964, have saddled their generation with unsustainable debt. Do you agree?

By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -A viral French X account has tapped into rising generational tensions in France, where squeezed millennials rallying under the slogan "Nicolas foots the bill" say that better-off baby boomers should do more to fix the country's huge deficit. With the government facing...

22/08/2025

With France surrounding the Principality on three sides, most Monaco residents and regular visitors pass through Schengen borders without thinking twice. For non-EU citizens, however, the EES means a new layer of formalities — and potentially longer queues — at airports, ports, and train stations.

From October, Monaco travellers without EU passports will face new digital checks under the EU’s Entry/Exit System, replacing stamps and tracking every trip into France and the Schengen area.

21/08/2025

You always find some fascinating things at the village brocante.

21/08/2025

Watch out for this fake letter scam purporting to be from the Assurance Maladie, it looks very genuine.

Personally, I don't know how the scammers can afford the postage. 😆

Printed letter threatens users with account suspension if they do not scan a QR code

22/07/2025

With the interest rate on the Livret A dropping to a paltry 1.7% from 1st August, savers might want to look at other ways to get a return on their money. Feel free to get in touch for more information.

Écrit le 16/07/2025 Au 1er août 2025, les taux du Livret A et du Livret d’épargne populaire évoluent. Le taux du Livret A sera désormais fixé à 1,7 %, et celui du Livret d’épargne populaire (LEP) sera fixé à 2,7 %. ©fizkes - stock.adobe.com Le livret A et livret d'épargne populaire s...

18/06/2025

Amazon is developing its own robotaxis, autonomous delivery vans and warehouse robots. Google and Tesla are also putting a lot of investment into self-driving taxis and robots. In each case, the aim is to replace human workers with machines. Workers need to be ready to adapt, because a lot of jobs are going to be lost thanks to the billionaires who own these companies.

The facility will help Zoox grow its robotaxi fleet, eventually producing 10,000 vehicles a year once it's at full scale.

16/06/2025

These fake ads are popping up on Facebook all the time. I've seen them feature hedge fund manager Ray Dalio and Anthony Bolton and they look convincing. Avoid!

There has been a rise in deepfake scams using the identities of investment industry veterans which scammers take advantage of to encourage people to join WhatsApp groups.