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A trawl of price comparison sites on the internet in search of critical illness cover providers, revealed over 30 companies in most listings, all offering a variety of critical illness insurance policies.
Basically, critical illness cover offers protection to the policy holder (and many policies extend this to other family members) in the event of the diagnosis of a critical illness during the term of the policy.
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A Child Trust Fund (CTF) is a long-term, tax-free savings account for children, set up by the previous government. Child Trust Fund accounts are no longer available. In most circumstances your child was entitled to a CTF if all of the following applied:
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A shift in the UK working culture and confusion around retirement planning is creating a pension āblack holeā, with almost a quarter (23%) of UK adults stating they have lost track of at least one of their own pension schemes, according to a new poll for Age UK.
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In 1901 there were ten people of working age for every person whoād retired. A hundred years later, the ratio was three to one ā and by 2050 the Department for Work and Pensions estimates that there will only be two people of working age for every person receiving a pension.
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In 1720 hundreds of people were ruined when the āSouth Sea Bubbleā collapsed. The share price of the South Sea Company had been inflated to ridiculous levels by insider trading: bribes were paid to politicians, some people got rich, far more were ruined and considerable damage was done to the national economy.
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Research by Standard Life has evidenced that people in Britainās baby boomer generation, now approaching retirement, say that their biggest financial regret is not starting saving for retirement earlier.
Nearly one in seven (15%) of adults responding, admitted wishing they had started a pension sooner, with the figure rising to one in five for those approaching retirement.
