Current affairs have a significant impact on how people feel about the economy
People who feel pessimistic about the UK economy or their own personal finances are more likely to plan to save more over the next 12 months to ensure they have a financial safety net, according to a Zurich survey of over 4,000 adults across the UK. Continue reading
Almost three quarters of employees expect to work beyond the traditional retirement age
The proportion of UK employees who say they will work beyond the age of 65 is at an all-time high. The findings from Canada Life identified that almost three quarters (73%) of employees expect to work beyond the traditional retirement age, up from 67% in 2016 and 61% in 2015. Continue reading
Awareness and understanding amongst the public still remains low
6 April 2017 marked the anniversary of both the new State Pension and the new pension freedoms. These major overhauls have revolutionised the UK pensions landscape, but research from Aviva[1] suggests work to improve pension saving is far from done as awareness and understanding amongst the public still remains low. In particular, millions of young people under the age of 35 are still oblivious to the changes that will shape their retirement futures more than any other generation before them. Continue reading
When you quit the rate race, will you really have the time of your life?
We all know that we need to save money for our retirement, but knowing it and doing something about it are very different things! Continue reading
Learning from the past and understanding the present
The key to successful investing isn’t predicting the future, its learning from the past and understanding the present. Continue reading
Reducing the sudden ups and downs of investment over the long term
The summer months are usually the only time when we think about different currencies and their values as we consider what money to take on our holidays. Where should we get our euros or dollars? How much will we need? Should we purchase travellers cheques, cash, a pre-paid card or a combination of each? Continue reading
How much time do you spend planning for retirement?
The 2015 pension freedoms gave us greater flexibility over our retirement options, but the reforms have also made retirement choices much more complex. This means we need to start thinking about our retirement earlier. However, half (50%) of respondents aged 45–54 to a LV= consumer survey[1] didn’t think about retirement at all last year. Continue reading
Investing for major life events requires comprehensive investment solutions
If you really want to give your money the potential to grow and you don’t need immediate access to it, think about investing it rather than just saving. You might want to invest for major life events like retirement or paying your child’s or grandchild’s university fees. Continue reading
Effective estate planning can safeguard your wealth for future generations
If you want to have control over what happens to your assets after your death, effective estate planning is essential. After a lifetime of hard work, you want to make sure you protect as much of your wealth as possible and pass it on to the right people. However, this does not happen automatically. If you do not plan for what happens to your assets when you die, more of your estate than necessary could be subject to Inheritance Tax. Continue reading
