Category: Investments & isas & savings & Uncategorized
Virtually all the headlines surrounding George Osborneâs recent Budget were about the changes to the pensions rules. Rightly described as the biggest changes to pensions legislation for a hundred years, they will have far-reaching implications for the financial planning of many of our clients.
Category: savings & Uncategorized
Britainâs baby boomers are turning into eBaby boomers as the rising cost of living is forcing them to sell off their possessions to maintain their lifestyle. Concerned about making ends meet, one in five of the post-war generation are selling their clothes, jewellery and electronics online to boost their incomes, according to a recent study by MGM Advantage.
Category: savings & Uncategorized
Do you know whether your bank or building society pays Compound Interest on its fixed rate savings accounts and ISAs? They are likely to quote you the Annual Equivalent Rate (AER) as a percentage interest rate, but will this Simple Interest be compounded?
Category: savings & Uncategorized
The average UK household overall is 26 days from the breadline, but this reduces to just 11 days for those of working age (18-64 years old). People estimate their savings will last them 72 days â almost three times the actual deadline to exhausting reserve funds. Wales and the North East have the shortest deadlines in the UK of just 11 days and a third of Britons (33%) still have no savings.
Category: Investments & savings & Uncategorized
In one of the most significant changes announced during George Osborneâs 2014 Budget, the rules governing ISAs will dramatically change in July of this year. Below, we break down exactly how the new rules will impact savers and allow you to shelter more from the taxman.
Category: Investments & savings & Uncategorized
More over-55s are turning to financial advisers than did so four years ago, new research from Aviva into the shape of financial advice for retirement in 2014, shows. But with 77% of over-55s having no relationship with an adviser â and no plans to establish one â Avivaâs findings reveal a worrying lack of understanding about the nature of financial issues in later life.
