The Bank of England (BoE) has increased interest rates above 0.5% for the first time since 2009.
Today, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to push up the base rate by 0.25% to 0.75%.
That’s not a massive increase; …
Despite some pre-tournament pessimism (and comedic video refereeing decisions), the FIFA World Cup in Russia was the most exciting in years. Even the England team turned up and had a good go.
Now we enter the frantic period where we …
NS&I (National Savings and Investments) has revealed that there are currently 1.4 million unclaimed prizes from Premium Bonds, totalling more than £58 million.
That’s potentially a life-changing amount of money which is left waiting for the lucky winners to discover. …
61% of UK adults do not have a will in place, according to Which?. A fifth of those say they have not written a will as they have nothing worth passing on.
However, a will does so much more …
How often do you wake up with the intention of getting financial advice as your number one priority?
For almost everyone, the answer is never. Rather, the urge to seek financial advice is usually triggered by an event, or idea.…
Since the introduction of Pension Freedoms, the amount of people accessing their retirement income via a drawdown arrangement has increased dramatically. More than £17.45 billion in flexible payments has been accessed by those in and approaching retirement (Source: HM Revenue …