Finding the ‘real’ interest rate
4 Apr 2023The headlines are full of stories about rising interest rates and their impact but it is the real interest…
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Spring Budget 2023 – Summary
16 Mar 2023Just a few days short of the third anniversary of the first Covid lockdown, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt rose…
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Warning against the cancellation of life insurance policies
28 Feb 2023The cost-of-living crisis has seen people considering cancelling their life insurance payments to save…
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Savers face squeeze as interest rates rise
28 Feb 2023While the rise in interest rates is welcome to many, savers are facing the prospect of paying tax on…
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Women still lag behind in pension savings
28 Feb 2023There is a growing gap between the pension savings and payments of men and women, according to research….
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Is it the right time to invest in gilts?
6 Jan 2023Given the pandemonium around the gilts market after the Mini-Budget in September, it would seem that…
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Mortgage Rates – To fix or not to fix?
6 Jan 2023The September Mini-Budget sent the economy into a tailspin, causing chaos in the mortgage market and…
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Maximising your pension payments for later life
6 Jan 2023Just relying on your state pension in later life could leave you suffering a threadbare retirement. The…
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Is buy-to-let still a good investment?
6 Dec 2022Lots of landlords and property investors, including many people investing to supplement their retirement…
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Investment risk – How to assess your attitude and exposure
6 Dec 2022It is often hard to achieve the rewards of investment without taking on a little risk. However, how much…
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