These articles help you understand your financial needs and aspirations
Welcome to our latest issue. Nobody wants to consider what would happen if they became too ill to support their family financially. Financial protection is essential to creating a secure future for your loved ones, but understanding what cover you may need can be confusing. On page 10, we discuss whether you have considered the implications financially if you or someone in your family were unable to earn money, became ill or were to die prematurely. It’s not something we like to think about, but if you have left regular employment and are now either retired or have become self-employed, then any previous protection you received from an employer becomes your responsibility.
Articles featured in this issue:
Retirement matters
Making the right decisions today could boost your retirement pot and make the future a whole lot brighter
Caring for grandchildren
How it can help you boost your State Pension
Britain’s biggest pension taxpayers
How to make sure you avoid becoming one
Placing assets into a Trust
Ensuring your legacy is managed according to your wishes long into the future
Financial protection
Ensuring a secure future for you and your loved ones
Ways to reduce a Capital Gains Tax liability
How will you ensure more of your money will go towards your future?
Investing a lump sum
Received an inheritance, windfall, or proceeds from a business or property sale? But what next?
How much do I need to save for retirement?
Ensure your money works effectively to enjoy retirement on your own terms
The importance of drafting a Will
Protect your family from uncertainty and potential conflicts
Quarter of retirees financially struggling despite paying off mortgage
Urgent need for effective financial strategies and support systems to ensure a dignified and secure retirement
Financial planning conversations you need to have
Protecting your legacy and boosting your children’s financial security
Young women and retirement
How much income will you need for a comfortable retirement?
State Pension awareness
What payments can you expect to receive from the government later in life?
Changing retirement trends
Why the concept of a 'hard stop' retirement is becoming less prevalent
Learning from the retired
Balancing financial security with mental wellbeing
Retirement experience among over-55s
Money, or lack thereof, a significant driver of overall retirement satisfaction
Building financial confidence in children
Sharing values and encouraging children to formulate their own
Many Britons unaware of incorrect tax codes
What you need to know to avoid discrepancies and potential financial strain
Retirees supporting family and friends financially
Nearly 40% support grown-up children, a spouse or partner, a parent, an elderly relative or a friend
Downsizing in later life
Research highlights what people consider before making the decision
Minimise Inheritance Tax
Allow your loved ones to benefit more from your accumulated wealth
Only two-fifths of Britons know how to boost their pension
How much money will you have for retirement, where is it invested and what are you being charged?
As we approach the end of the current tax year on 5 April 2024, it's an opportune moment to examine both your personal and business finances to ensure they are structured to optimise your tax efficiency. Despite the ongoing freeze on many tax rates and thresholds, numerous strategies remain for efficiently organising your financial matters.
Articles featured in this issue:
Planning for an early retirement
Living life to the fullest and accomplishing long-held dreams
Wealth accumulation
Valuable insights that can impact an investment strategy
Adjusting your pension plans
How could the normal minimum pension age change affect your plans?
What will your legacy look like?
Effective Inheritance Tax planning is a careful balancing act
Pre-year-end tax planning
Tax-saving actions to take before the deadline
Managing your finances as a couple
Discussing finances may feel uncomfortable, but it is crucial to maintain a healthy relationship
Harnessing the power of Green Pensions
One of our most potent tools in making substantial strides towards net zero
Protecting yourself from investment scams
If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is
Navigating through divorce
Safeguarding your future financial stability and preserving your wealth
The 'Bank of Family'
A £38 billion lifeline for modern parents
Young visionaries eye early retirement
The power of small changes can lead to a path to significant returns
Pension puzzle
Research highlights the gender disparity in financial engagement
The gift of giving
Distributing assets or cash without contributing to your estate's overall value for Inheritance Tax purposes
Jeopardising financial stability
Protecting you and your family’s financial future
The impact of disability on financial planning
Report highlights retirement savings must be inclusive for everyone
Health consciousness divide
Why prevention is better than cure
Postponing retirement
An increasingly growing trend in Britain
Unpredictability of financial climates
Strategic diversification of your investments can be your first line of defence
Life’s complicated. Getting life insurance shouldn’t be
Make sure your loved ones are looked after should the worst happen
Proactive retirement planning
A growing trend among mid-lifers prioritising their future financial stability
Age is not just a number
The impact of an increased lifespan on your retirement finances
The £26 billion lost pension maze
Unclaimed pensions could mean thousands of pounds added to your retirement fund
As the cost of living continues to soar, with inflation reaching a 40-year high, the impact on household finances is taking its toll. But it is essential to try to maintain a savings habit even in the current climate. In our latest Newsletter we look at the impact breaks in pension contributions could mean to savers by missing out on thousands of pounds in future that will mean less income during retirement.
Articles featured in this issue:
Working 9 to 5
More over 65s are still working than six years ago
Pension saving revolution
Auto-enrolment: celebrating a decade that has encouraged a culture of saving
Investing for positive change
More investors align investments with personal values
Passing wealth down through the generations
Millions of retirees help out in cost of living crisis
Don’t abandon pension contributions as prices rise
Savers could miss out on thousands of pounds in retirement
Spotting an investment scam
How scammers are getting more convincing
Pensioners’ incomes
What is the average UK retirement income?
How to maximise the value of pension savings
Mistakes to avoid when you’re aiming to build your pension pot
Doing the right thing for the planet
Four in five looking to change jobs demand green pensions
Balancing risk and returns
Bonds can play a key part in building an investment portfolio
Leaving a tax-efficient legacy
Considering the rule of seven when making financial gifts
Shrinking safety nets
More people set to dip into emergency funds
Increasing financial support for millennials
Cost of living crisis drives early inheritance gifting
Preparing your finances for retirement
Could market volatility and inflation mean you have to delay retirement?
Solving investor challenges
How to take less risk when investing
Reluctant to return
Millions want to stick with lockdown lifestyle changes
Welcome to our latest edition. Rising living costs have been so significant in recent months that most UK households will have noticed a squeeze on their monthly budgets. Not only does this have a direct impact on people’s lifestyles, even though they are making every effort to cut back, but it has a knock-on effect on their lifelong goals such as owning a home or retiring comfortably. On page 05 new research highlights millions of people across the UK fear that the long-term impact of today’s rising living costs could see their life goals delayed or even missed altogether.
Navigating the higher rate tax freeze
Minimising the impact on your personal finances
Great wealth transfer
Preparing both ‘the family’ and ‘the money’ for the transition of wealth to the next generation
Cash may not be king
Deciding whether to withdraw cash from your pension pot
Putting life on hold
Cost-of-living crisis delays homeownership, having children and retirement
Are you saving enough for retirement?
One in six over-55s have no pension savings yet
Bringing pensions together
What to consider if you have multiple pension pots
How to protect you and your family’s future
What kind of protection insurance do you need?
Inheritance Tax receipts reach £6.1bn
What if I could make my wealth more tax-efficient?
Bridging the gender pensions gap
Women left with half the pension pot, no matter the job
Unretirement
More over-50s returning to work amid cost-of-living crisis
Cost-of-living crisis
Britons cutting back on food and entertainment to keep cars on the road
Funding the lifestyle you want
Get your retirement plans in motion
It’s good to talk
More young adults are more engaged about money with their parents than past generations
A healthier approach to retirement wealth
Pension schemes have a critical role to play in the transition to a net zero economy
Health, wealth and happiness of a nation
Overall wellbeing still not close to being back to levels seen pre-COVID
Ten tips for first-time investors
Ready to get started on your investment journey?
When should I stop working?
How to tell whether you’re ready to retire
Never too early to plan ahead
Pension savers struggling to save enough for their later years
Bank of grandma and grandad
Older generation using the wealth held in their property to help younger generations
Mind the retirement gap
Four out of five workers not saving at levels which are likely to deliver an acceptable standard of living in old age
Reevaluating the role of work
Preparing your finances for a career break
Self-employed extremely vulnerable to loss of income
81% aren’t seeking financial advice
Later life and financial wellbeing
More than one-million over-60s are rethinking later life plans
Pension booster
Mistakes to avoid when you’re aiming to build your pot
Welcome to our March/April 2022 magazine. Inside, we look at why now is the time to make sure you protect your wealth. The word ‘inflation’ had barely featured in the market’s vocabulary in the last three decades until it suddenly started to come back with a vengeance in 2021. As higher inflation looks set to persist throughout 2022, on page 09 we consider why finding ways to generate a return on investments greater than inflation will be a key investment theme – otherwise your wealth falls in real terms.
Articles featured in this issue:
Getting ready to retire?
Bolstering your retirement lifestyle as you approach retirement
Invest your way out of inflation
Why now is the time to make sure you protect your wealth
Looking to build a bigger pension?
Don’t miss the deadline to give your pension savings a boost
Improving your financial health
Staying on track to achieving specific financial goals
How much do I need to save to retire?
Questions to help you live your best life in later life
‘Time is money’
5 principles of investing everyone should know
Pension freedoms
You work, you save and then you retire
Investment choices
Behavioural patterns shaping our way of investing, for better or worse
Cost-of-living crunch
Savers still recognise the importance of long-term planning
Disrupting social plans leads to savings surge
Britons saved almost £4bn as a result of the Omicron variant
‘Job for life’ a thing of the past
Most Millennials and Gen Z have two or more pension pots
Roadmap for investors
Increased confidence portfolios will perform well in 2022
Will I be able to retire when I want to?
Financial planning and advice for the ‘unretired'
Inheritance Tax
What will your legacy look like?
How confident are you about your retirement?
Hopes, fears and aspirations of people approaching and in retirement
Smart money habits
Best practice, smart money habits
Extending the scope of the trust register
Deadline for non-taxable trust registrations announced
Unlocking cash from the value of your home
Homeowners release a record-breaking £4.4bn in property wealth
Welcome to our latest edition. Inside, we look at New Year’s tax saving resolutions to make sure you are fully utilising your relevant tax planning opportunities. With the tax year end (5 April) on the horizon, taking action now may give you the opportunity to take advantage of any remaining reliefs, allowances and exemptions. On page 08 we have provided some key tax and financial planning tips to consider prior to the end of the tax year. Now is also the perfect time to take a wider review of your circumstances and plan for the year ahead.
Adult social care charging reform
What will the government’s proposals mean for the social care system?
Improve your financial life
Setting a financial New Year’s resolution you’ll actually keep
Beyond profit
How green is your pension?
Get ready to beat the ISA deadline
Time to give your financial future a boost?
New Year’s tax saving resolutions
Make full use of your relevant tax planning opportunities
Time to bring your pensions together?
3.6 million Britons have lost track of their pension savings
It may be time to invest your cash
Is your wealth protected from the damaging effects of inflation?
How much income will you receive from your State Pension?
Knowing what to expect can be an important part of planning for life after work
Create a better world to live and retire in
Pension investments to harness a more sustainable planet
The importance of financial protection
Millions battling with financial hardship, relationship stress and sleepless nights
Across the generations
Pandemic forces people to reassess their finances
Mind the pension gender gap
Women are being urged to think about their long-term savings
Could equity release fund your future?
Freeing up funds or releasing money tied up in your home
Missing midlife workers
Redundancy pushes over-50s out of the workforce
What’s your magic number?
Keeping up your current lifestyle and enjoying your golden years
Live sustainably: how to be a conscious consumer
The everyday choices we make all have impacts on our planet
Saving for a rainy day
What’s the right emergency fund amount for you?
What matters to you?
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