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Life Insurance

Life Insurance is a policy that pays out a benefit (usually a lump sum) on the death of the life assured.

Investing for all

With just a couple of weeks to go until the tax year ends, many investors will be finalising their plans to use up their 2020/21 allowances, including the annual £20,000 ISA allowance.

Lockdown Lessons: The Chance To Learn About Money

Lockdown home-schooling may be testing the patience of many parents around the UK, however in terms of resources, things have developed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Vital Family Support Comes from Over 50’s

Over the past ten years, the Bank of Mum and Dad has become a regular lender for young people around the UK.* For first time house buyers, it has become common to receive a loan from parents to establish a foot on the property ladder, with research this year showing nearly one in four home purchases are backed by “the Bank of Mum and Dad”.

Flying the Nest

Flying the Nest

Becoming a university student involves a lot of life changes. Not only are you learning a whole new subject, making new friends and getting used to a new city, but you also need to start learning how to pay bills and how to find the money to have fun! We have pulled together a quick guide to ease you in to living independently. 

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Money Talk: No Longer Taboo

Money Talk: No Longer Taboo

Talking about money and personal finances is perhaps one of the most classic British taboos*.  As the saying goes: “There are two things you never talk about in life: money and politics”.

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Millennials vs Baby Boomers

Millennials vs Baby Boomers

Imagine being stuck in a world where you can’t ever grow up. A Peter Pan fantasy for many, but instead of the giddy fun of magical fairies and swash-buckling pirates, many millennials nowadays are finding living the fairy tale is more frustrating than dream-like.

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