A recent study by the Financial Conduct Authority revealed the increasing risk of retirees being scammed via investment fraud. Low interest rates were cited as a key driver as investors seek higher returns. Over 65s with savings in excess of £10,000 are three and a half times as likely to fall victim to investment fraud. […]
Picture Above: Nicky & Donna during the London Moonwalk in 2015 Nicky Borman and will be taking part in a midnight MoonWalk in Iceland in June 2017, for a unique and demanding Summer Solstice Marathon! Nicky will be walking with Donna Hiscock and this will be their second Marathon having done the London Moonwalk in […]
by Derren Brown Publisher: Bantam Press (22 Sept. 2016) ISBN 978-0593076200 Most of you will know Derren Brown as the TV hypnotist and magician. What you probably don’t know about him is that he is an accomplished scholar, with degrees in Law and German, as well as holder of the Neuro-Linguistic Programming masters designation. It […]
We are getting closer to the end of the tax year and so it is time to think about your annual exemptions and how you can get the most out of them. The annual exemption of £3,000 can be gifted, free of Inheritance Tax, to an individual of your choice each tax year. This […]
You may have seen our previous articles on how pension exit fees are due to be capped at 1% of the pension value as of April this year. Well, Scottish Widows have gone one step further, and taken this opportunity to scrap pension exit fees altogether for their personal pension policies! They are certainly leading […]
Since the freedoms on pensions were introduced in 2015, there has been a tenfold increase in pension scammers trying to use the opportunities of pension flexibilities to their advantage. One of the most obvious, but effective, ways in which they work is cold calling. This has become such a problem that the Department for Work […]
