Setting goals for retirement
Those who set tangible goals for the future could be £30,000 better off in retirement, according to new research. Continue reading…
Getting your affairs in order
What you have and what you want to happen to it
Everyone should have a Will, but it is even more important if you have children, you own property, you have savings, investments or insurance policies, or you own a business. Continue reading…
Don’t miss the ISA deadline
Time to take control over where your money is invested tax-efficiently
Each tax year, we are each given an annual Individual Savings Account (ISA) allowance. The ISA limit for 2016/17 is £15,240, rising to £20,000 in 2017/18. Anyone wishing to utilise their allowance should do so before the deadline at midnight on Wednesday 5 April 2017. The date marks the end of the 2016/17 tax year. It is a ‘use it or lose it’ allowance, meaning that if you don’t use all or part of it in one tax year, you cannot take that allowance over to the next year. Continue reading…
Millions change retirement plans post–EU vote
Turbulence in the economy has left many feeling confused
The UK’s decision to leave the EU has left over two million[1] people planning to change their retirement plans. Continue reading…
Looking to the future
Cost of essentials is the most common perceived threat to over-55s
While the rising cost of essentials is the most common perceived threat to over-55s’ standard of living over the next five years, concerns over falling returns on savings have risen to the highest point in almost three years, Aviva’s latest Real Retirement Report reveals. Continue reading…