Saving flexibly for a first home and retirement
Lifetime Individual Savings Accounts are being launched by the Government to help 18 to 40-year-olds to save and invest flexibly for the long term. The aim is that people will not have to choose between saving for their first home and retirement. (more…)

Inheritance Tax – no longer a tax that only the richest people in society have to face

When you die, the Government assesses how much your estate is worth and then deducts your debts from this to obtain the value of your estate. (more…)

Taking preventative action is essential
With careful planning and professional financial advice, it is possible to take preventative action to either reduce your beneficiaries’ potential Inheritance Tax bill or mitigate it out altogether. (more…)

What you need to consider to ensure you don’t lose out
Have you ever considered moving and consolidating your pension to another scheme or provider? There are a whole host of reasons why people might want to do this before they reach retirement. Some are looking for better fund performance, lower charges or better death benefits; others are simply changing jobs. (more…)

Procrastinating when it comes to how they view their future.
People with birth dates between 1964 and 1979 are labelled ‘Generation X’ and are suffering from a widespread tendency to procrastinate when it comes to putting money aside for retirement, according to the results of a new survey[1]. (more…)