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SELF-EMPLOYED VULNERABLE TO FINANCIAL SHOCKS
- 2nd August 2022
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Self Employed
No CommentsNEW RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS THAT 81% AREN’T SEEKING FINANCIAL ADVICE As more and more people reject the traditional working structure in favour of becoming self-employed, some people could be at risk of financial insecurity as they lose out on employee benefits that offer protection in the present, and financial planning for the future. New research highlights
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RISING COST OF LIVING CRISIS
- 1st August 2022
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Cost Of Living Crisis
3 TIPS TO MAINTAIN YOUR FINANCIAL WELLBEING The rising cost of living is one of the most pressing issues facing many families today. The price of food, energy, fuel and other necessities has risen significantly in recent months. This has made it difficult to make ends meet and has put a strain on many household
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MORE BRITONS INSURE THEIR HOMES THAN THEIR LIVES
- 6th July 2022
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Insurance
ENSURE YOUR FINANCIAL SECURITY FOR WHEN YOU MIGHT NEED IT MOST There are a number of reasons why you might need life cover and critical illness cover. If you have dependents, then it is important to make sure that they will be financially secure if something happens to you. If you have a mortgage or
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TAX IN UNCERTAIN TIMES
- 5th July 2022
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Tax
KEY FINANCIAL CHANGES THAT HAVE AFFECTED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE FROM APRIL Most taxpayers started to see their tax bills increase from April 2022. As we move into the new 2022/23 tax year, now is the time to review your tax affairs to ensure that you have taken advantage of all reliefs available and have considered
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PASSING ON WEALTH TO THE NEXT GENERATION
- 1st July 2022
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Estate Planning
30 MILLION PARENTS WANT TO LEAVE WEALTH IN THEIR WILL Millions of Britons say they want to plan to pass on wealth to their children and grandchildren in a Will – but fewer than half have written one, according to new research[1]. Failing to plan to write a Will or complete estate planning could potentially
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Building Financial Wealth
- 1st June 2022
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Building Financial Wealth, Family, Financial Planning, Home Buying
Six tried and trusted principles to help you reach your investment goals If you’re new to investing, knowing where to start can be a daunting task. The reality is that people should start saving and investing as early as possible. The growth of savings and the power of compounding gives an enormous head start to
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Navigating The Cost Of Living Crisis
- 31st May 2022
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Cost Of Living Crisis
How you can keep the cost of bills down while inflation is high Rising inflation and increases in taxes are set to leave millions worse off in 2022. Households are already grappling with the worst cost of living crisis in a generation but budgets have been further squeezed by a raft of price and tax
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Wealth Knowledge – May 2022
- 6th May 2022
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Wealth Knowledge
Thousands benefit from time to pay More than 142,000 people have used the tax catchup scheme known as ‘time to pay’ (TPP) with HMRC to spread the cost of their self-assessment tax bill since April 2021. The deadline for self-assessment tax returns and payments for 2020/21 was 31 January, but HMRC gave people until 1
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The importance of estate planning
- 5th May 2022
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Estate Planning
How to prepare and protect your estate. We are all somewhat used to living with economic doom and gloom at present, from sky-high inflation rates to tax rises being splashed across the news headlines. But recent analysis from the Office of Budget Responsibility shows that you may also get stung harder after you are gone.
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Consolidating your pension pots into one
- 4th May 2022
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Pension
What you need to know. During your working life, you may want to find out exactly how much you have in your pension savings so you can start managing them more effectively. But if you’ve worked for several different employers over the years, you might have built up quite the collection of different pension pots