It's time for your mid-year financial check-up

This article first appeared on Your Money. There has been the threat of military action in Syria, confusion over the end of quantitative easing in the US and a new Bank of England governor to highlight just a few key events that have affected savers and investors. We have also heard more positive rhetoric about the global recovery with several experts predicting a bullish outlook for markets in 2014. As such, it has perhaps never been more worthwhile carrying out a mid-year review of your personal finances. Here, Tom Stevenson, investment director at Fidelity, highlights seven t...