As we head into 2018, with a new financial year a few months away, the government is preparing to introduce several changes. These will come into effect in April, and it is likely that you will be affected by at …
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62% of adults don’t understand inflation; here’s our quick explainer
Only 38% of UK adults know what inflation is, according to research from The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The data also shows that adults in at least 14 nations have a better understanding of inflation than Brits.…
2018: A big year for auto-enrolment
2018 marks 10 years since auto-enrolment was first debated in 2008. As the new financial year approaches, we look at what April 2018 has in store for workplace pensions.
What is auto-enrolment?
Introduced into law in 2011, auto-enrolment will be …
Almost half of millennials feel that advice will benefit their savings
Millennials are the generation born between the mid-80s and early-2000s, perhaps your children or grandchildren. With 13.8 million people falling within the age bracket, they make up a significant 12% of the UK population (source: Statista).
In financial …
Pension Freedoms: Ignorance isn’t bliss
“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.”
Attributed to Chinese philosopher Confucius, this timeless phrase has never been more apt than when applied to the topic of Pension Freedoms.
A new report, from Old Mutual Wealth has …
Seven tips for choosing the right savings account
The Bank of England (BoE) interest rate rise made a splash in the headlines last year. However, the subsequent announcement that inflation continues to increase, and has since hit a six-year high, is one of the biggest causes for concern …
Financial security could be the key to living ‘the good life’
For Tom and Barbara Good, ‘The Good Life’ meant ditching the corporate world and working towards a self-sufficient lifestyle. Over 40 years after the sitcom originally aired, people across the globe are still searching for a better way of living. …
Just what is ‘risk’?
Looking at the world today, it’s a challenge to see anything but risk – hardly surprising given recent atrocities and the uncertain UK political landscape of the last 12 months.
Events such as these inevitably affect the way we feel …
Reflecting on 2016…
January is the time many of us commit to plans and goals for the coming year (I’m not making any resolutions, there’s nothing wrong in carrying a little extra ‘holiday weight’!), but it’s also a good time for reflection…and what …
‘A time for giving’…to the kids!
They say this is the time of year for giving, though for many parents giving to their children isn’t just confined to Christmas…it’s a lifelong hobby!
Naturally, parents and grandparents want to give their heirs the best possible start and …