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Category: Tax & Uncategorized
Estates liable for Inheritance Tax in the UK in 2010-2011 faced a bill of nearly ÂŁ166,000 on average, according to new analysis of HMRC data by Prudential. The study, based on the latest publicly available regional data on tax receipts, shows that in the 2010-2011 tax year, inheritance tax was paid on around 15,600 estates with a total bill of ÂŁ2.6 billion.
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: Lifestyle & retirement & Uncategorized
A new report from MGM Advantage, put together with research conducted in October 2013, asked the following question of respondents: âBeing as realistic as you can, approximately how old do you think youâll live until?â
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: Economy & Uncategorized
When the media raises the subject of beating the market through astute stock picking, the name 'Warren Buffett' is usually cited. But what does this legendary investor actually say about the smart way to invest?
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.
