Considering the practicalities of fulfilling your desired lifestyle If you are aiming to retire within the next five years, its time to get into the mindset of considering the practicalities of fulfilling your desired lifestyle and making plans.

Innovative products to be created for would-be home owners The Building Societies Association (BSA) have recently published a raft of recommendations as to how the mortgage industry can support the Bank of Mum and Dad in their endeavours to help first-time buyers onto the property ladder.

Meeting the cost of residential and nursing care in old age Long-term care insurance provides the financial support you need if you have to pay for care assistance for yourself or a loved one. It involves a variety of services designed to meet a person’s health or personal care needs during a short or long … Continue reading “Long-term care insurance”

The key changes you need to know You want to pay the minimum amount of tax legally possible. We want that for you, too. The 2019/20 tax year started on 6 April and in general taxpayers will have more money in their pocket after increases to allowances came into force, but there are a few … Continue reading “New tax year”

When it comes to your life insurance, you’ve got options If you want to continue to make sure your family are looked in the event of your premature death, then you should consider your life insurance options. Life is complicated and can be unpredictable, so it’s important that you assess which different types of life … Continue reading “Life insurance options”

Making decisions on your behalf during your lifetime A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document that allows you to appoint one or more people to make decisions on your behalf during your lifetime. The people you appoint to manage your affairs are called the ‘attorneys’. An LPA is a completely separate legal … Continue reading “Lasting Power of Attorney”

Nearly £20 billion unclaimed money and growing The scale of the UK’s lost pensions mountain has been exposed by the largest study yet on the subject[1]. The Pensions Policy Institute surveyed firms representing about 50% of the private defined contribution pensions market[2].

Tax-efficient ways to fund the next generation It’s natural we may want to give younger members of our family a financial start in life. Especially when we hear about some students graduating with eye-watering levels of debt. If you are able to help your children or grandchildren without risking running out of money yourself, it’s … Continue reading “Do your numbers add up?”

Getting your date right will help your plans stay on target Some people will have set their retirement date when they were in their 20s or 30s and a great deal will have changed since then, including their state pension age and perhaps their career plans.

Over six million adults refuse to discuss their will with loved ones Making a will is very important if you care what happens to your money and your belongings after you die, and most of us do. But have you tried to talk with your parents about their will? If that conversation isn’t happening, you’re not … Continue reading “Why silence isn’t necessarily bliss”