State Pension changes in 2016 – can I top up my pension?
A new initiative allows people who reach the state pension age before April 2016, to top up their pension. This includes those that are already drawing the state pension. The Government is allowing...
View ArticleIs university a good investment? Just how much does it cost to study at a UK...
An April 2015 article reviews the cost of studying at university in the UK, giving food for thought for would-be undergraduates and their families. UK tuition fees are frequently under the media...
View ArticleSticking With It
It’s often said that the secret of success in any endeavour is “stickability”, your capacity for staying committed to a goal. But success also depends on having goals you can stick with. Managing that...
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Autumn Statement Preview 2015
Autumn Statement Preview 2015 Last year we went over and above the call of duty in our Autumn Statement Preview: we combed the Chancellor’s Twitter feed to look for clues as to what might be in his...
View ArticleNine suggestions you might not have considered for your bucket list
Bucket lists are, of course, very individual things. We will all have places that we want to travel to and things that we want to do which don’t necessarily chime with everyone else’s goals. However,...
View ArticleThree personal finance changes to look out for in 2016
As usual, the coming year will see plenty of shifts in the financial planning landscape for all of us. Changes come about largely as a result of new legislation or policy introductions and, whilst...
View ArticleNew Year, China and Oil..
How many January days should pass before it’s time to stop greeting people with a cheery, “Happy New Year”? Apparently, this year’s markets are going to make it difficult for us to maintain the festive...
View ArticleEarly Budget teasers, as the Prime Minister lays out plans for ‘an all-out...
Reported recently across the media, David Cameron has promised an ‘all-out assault on poverty’, with a series of social reforms to include better mental health services and mentoring schemes. The PM...
View ArticleThe new decluttering craze. Could it apply to your office… or your finances?
Two books are first and third in the current US Best Sellers list – both by Japanese-American tidying guru, Marie Kondo. Her tidying wisdom has swept the US as a way to feel better about yourself and...
View ArticleSeven suggestions made to the government during the consultation on pension...
The Government has recently finished a consultation looking at how pension taxation could work in the future. The Chancellor, George Osborne, has said that he expects to reveal the findings and the...
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