Since Britain voted to leave the European Union, the pound has slumped to a five-year low against the euro and a 30-year low against the US dollar. Currencies have historically been volatile and unpredictable, but this unpredictability need not cause concern to investors with global assets. It is hard to quantify the complex effect of […]
You are probably aware of the war that has been raging between Tesco and Unilever that resulted in well-known brands such as Marmite and PG Tips being removed from Tesco’s online shopping service. Now that is really hitting us where it hurts … Marmite and a cuppa! It began when Unilever attempted to raise […]
The last time sterling dropped to the level it is now we were in the midst of a financial crisis back in 2007–2008. Luckily, we are not in such dire straits again just yet, but is this a sign that inflation is about to sky rocket? Like Marmite-gate, we are prepared for the things we […]
The future doesn’t seem to be on the mind of the younger generation – or “millennials” as they now insist on calling themselves. “Millennials” are people under the age of 35, and it seems that they are much more interested in getting out in the world and enjoying themselves than they are in squirrelling away […]
The government plans to merge two financial bodies in an attempt to provide a more accessible financial guidance service. The two services they plan to combine are The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) and the Money Advice Service (MAS) and they predict this will happen as of April 2018. The two services are currently free for […]
You may remember that a Marriage Allowance was introduced in 2015 which means that one half of a married couple can transfer part of their tax-free allowance to the other, providing one partner is earning £11,000 or less, and the other is paying only Basic Rate Tax. If this sounds like your situation, then by […]
