In normal years, the Autumn Budget (formerly the Autumn Statement) is announced in November. However, with less than 6 months left on the countdown to Brexit, this year is far from a normal year.
What might be in the Autumn Budget?
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Funding care home costs with a care home ISA
If you’re under 60, funding your future care might not be top of your agenda. Garden improvements, good restaurants and holidays probably rank slightly higher, as well as saving for your pension if you’ve not yet retired.
Aretha Franklin: The ‘Queen of Soul’ who died without making a will
On 16 August, Aretha Franklin passed away, aged 76, in hospice care after battling pancreatic cancer. She didn’t leave a will. This leaves her four sons and other family members to work out her total assets and divide them amongst themselves.
What do you need to consider regarding a defined benefits pension transfer?
Pensions freedoms introduced three years ago give people greater flexibility with how they take the benefits from their personal pension. Defined Benefit (DB) schemes, commonly known as Final Salary pension, do not provide the same level of flexibility.
4 top tips to protect yourself against pension scammers
You may well have seen the headlines that victims lost an average of £91k each in pension scams last year. Worryingly, in a recent survey, 32% of pension holders aged 45-65 said they were unsure how to verify if they were speaking to a genuine pensions adviser. Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated. They can be […]
Ideas for October half term
Incredible, isn’t it? It seems only a few week since the kids went back to school and already October half term is approaching.
VAT in ‘no deal’ Britain
With just seven months to go, the prospect of a ‘no deal’ Brexit looks increasingly likely.
Is recent instability a cause for alarm for emerging market investors?
Over the last two decades, emerging markets have been attractive to investors and investment strategies have followed an ever globalising trend.
Long Read: What’s a better way to help my grandchildren through university?
As autumn approaches many students are preparing to start university for the first time. For most, this will mean leaving the place they grew up in behind as they embark on a life far from their home comforts.
4 key ways to prevent your grown-up children derailing your retirement savings
The Bank of Mum and Dad is a well-known concept and we all hate to see our children struggle financially, which is why many parents continue to support their children well into adulthood.