The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity by Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott is not what it seems. It appears to be a self-improvement book about how to live a long life. But, when you read it, you find it is a study of how our lives, our communities, our businesses, […]
The new addition to the Individual Savings Account range (ISA), the Lifetime ISA (LISA) looks set to help millions of self-employed people make provision for their retirement when it launches in April 2017. Research by insurer Royal London1 refers to the UK’s 4.4m self-employed business people as the ‘Forgotten Army,’ concluding that when it comes […]
When will you reach your peak earning potential? Many people assume it will be towards the end of their careers, perhaps at some point in their 50s, giving them more time to plan their finances before they approach their retirement years. However, figures from the Office for National Statistics1 show that in actual fact workers […]
Yet more evidence has emerged underlining the role played by the Bank of Mum and Dad in helping the younger generation move into the property market. Recent research shows that in 2016, the Bank of Mum and Dad looks set to lend £5 billion. It will be instrumental in facilitating 25% of all the UK’s […]
Fraudsters are sending out emails purporting to be from a legitimate company called UK Parking Control LTD (UKPC) that claim you have a parking ticket. The convincing looking emails entitled “Parking Charge Reminder” claim you have parked on one of UKPC’s client’s private land. The bottom of the email asks victims to click on “payment […]
It’s over a year since the Chancellor’s pension revolution began. There’s now more choice available than ever before to those approaching retirement and this brings with it the added responsibility of planning wisely to ensure that funds are available throughout later years. Whilst there had been concerns that people would raid their pension pots and […]
