FINANCIAL ADVISER BLOG

It seems like a world away now, but the 1970s and 1980s both saw periods of double digit inflation, where prices rose at one point in...

One issue in the world of personal finance has dominated the headlines for months; the changes to Britain’s pensions industry that will...

Some things are so easily lost. Car keys, mobile phone, wallet, or you entire financial future. At any given time a staggering five...

Physics is a more exact science than finance, and judging by recent Oscar nominations, it’s often more romantic and glamorous. Stephen...

As with any major reform to savings, pensions and investments, the recent government changes to annuities has been accompanied by a...

Annuity is a term that until recently everyone had heard of but few of us not of retirement age knew what it meant. The March 2014...

The film Jupiter Ascending is arguably a sci-fi version of Cinderella. Jupiter (Mila Kunis) lives a life of drudgery until she discovers...

For decades now, successive governments have aimed to encourage saving. Arguably it is very much in their interests to do so. People...

No one is as wise, prudent or capable of self restraint as they think they are. When we think of a large sum of money, £100,000 say, we...

Here’s an unsettling mortal thought: When do you think you are going to die? It’s a question we generally seek to avoid, though thanks to...

With the General Election now less than 100 days away, the contenders are throwing their economic hats into the ring. Although none of...

General election time often creates both excitement and nervousness and for much the same reason – the prospect of change. With the...

As the end of the financial year approaches in April, If one of your New Year’s resolutions for 2015 was to improve your finances and...

As the end of the financial year approaches in April, taking stock of the performance of your savings is an essential task for anyone who...

The private pensions market has undergone a period of rapid and intensive change in the past year. In the next two years state pensions...

In the next few months with a general election on the horizon, millions of voters and savers will be eagerly waiting for news of what...

The government is eager to prevent a pensions crisis and views Auto Enrolment in a workplace pension scheme as a key part of its strategy...

Equity release schemes and their close relatives, sell and rent back schemes, are both ways of increasing the funds available to people...

Given that a mortgage is usually a long-term commitment, sometimes a significant one, paying it off can be a major financial (and...

Annuity is a term that until recently everyone had heard of but few of us not of retirement age knew what it meant. The March 2014...