April’s yearly inflation figure fell from 9% to 2.3%, so why does inflation still feel high? April’s Consumer Prices Index (CPI) showed annual inflation had fallen to 2.3%, its lowest level since July 2021 and significantly below the October 2022 peak of 11.1%. The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, celebrated the return to around 2% inflation […]
The ultimate retirement dream is actually very simple according to research1. Most respondents to a survey (94%), which questioned 2,000 respondents aged 50 and over on their aspirations for later life, answered that financial security for the rest of their life featured prominently. Other retirement aspirations included being able to maintain one’s desired lifestyle (94%), […]
The advent and development of artificial intelligence (AI) is exciting and intriguing, and seems to be permeating everyday life, from virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa, to opening your phone with face ID, all powered by AI functionality. While a whole host of positive AI-related developments will no doubt improve elements of our lives, there […]
With allowances frozen or cut, you may have underpaid tax for 2023/24. Rising income – for example in the form of pensions, dividends or interest – and frozen or reduced allowances are a recipe for creating more taxpayers and higher tax bills. This is becoming increasingly clear as some people are discovering that they became […]
Gold (Au on the periodic table) is having its day in the sun, but for how long? Long before Bitcoin was even a twinkle in the eye of its alleged inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto, there was gold. If you did not trust rulers, institutions or paper money, gold was what you owned to protect your finances. […]
The fees for obtaining probate in England and Wales have increased. The fee charged to obtain probate in England and Wales has been increased from £273 to £300 (10%) and for confirmation in Scotland, which has a sliding scale by 2%. Northern Ireland revised its probate fees in November 2023. Whether the higher […]
