An announcement in late May will herald a fall in gas and electricity bills from July. Remember the Ofgem price cap? A little over a year ago it was the headline grabber, with the news that the so-called utility price cap set by Ofgem would be rising in April 2022 from £1,277 a year […]
Dreaming about the retirement you want is one thing, but it can be difficult to understand what funds you’ll need to finance these dreams and how this compares to the income you can expect to receive from your pensions and investments. It’s even harder to keep track when the cost of living is spiralling. Setting […]
An estimated 3.6 million people aged 50 to 64 are economically inactive, 300,000 higher than pre-pandemic1. With growth a major focus of the Spring Budget, there’s little doubt that the country’s economic growth will partly be reliant on getting the over-50s back to work. Maybe you’ve taken early retirement but are having second thoughts? If […]
Action Fraud has published new data showing that in the last financial year, it received 6,457 reports of holiday fraud, amounting to over £15m lost. Victims reported losing a total of £15,319,057, a 41 per cent increase on last year’s results, which amounts to an average loss of £2,372 per victim. From May – August […]
Keeping up with the science Investment planning is the process of matching your financial goals and objectives with your financial resources. Technology, ever-increasing investment opportunities and regulations all continue to change. But has your investment strategy kept pace? Investment planning and asset allocation is a multi-stage process. The actual execution of investment transactions is virtually […]
A recent report has highlighted the high number and value of Child Trust Funds (CTFs) left untouched by their now adult owners. The National Audit Office (NAO) recently issued the results of an investigation into CTFs. They were a subject well suited to the NAO, which is charged with examining how efficiently government […]
