Planning Articles

CARE COSTS – THE LOW-DOWN

It’s impossible to predict what kind of care might be needed in your later years. But it’s a certainty that we will all need it in some form. Requirements will range from an hour’s assistance at home every day to full-time residential nursing care.

Social Care System Reforms – what’s the deal?

Britain’s social care system has long been a topic for debate, with pressure mounting on the current Government to find a solution to the challenges faced by escalating care costs and how to fund them.

PLUG THE SELF-EMPLOYED PENSIONS GAP

Being your own boss comes with many perks – but they may have little significance if you fail to save for your own retirement and find yourself struggling financially in later life.

THE COST OF LIVING IS RISING

If you have booked a UK break, eaten in a restaurant or bought new clothes, you may have noticed that the price of goods and services is rising rapidly. Many people don’t have the pension savings they would like, but what they might have is a valuable home.

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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