A well-planned estate is the best safeguard against your loved ones experiencing any more disruption, anxiety, or confusion than they need to in the wake of your death. The alternative [...]

Life insurance is there to offer support in worst-case scenarios. Many of us accept that those scenarios can take hold at any time, disrupting even the best-laid plans and leaving [...]

It’s the season for giving. This Christmas, you might be thinking about how you could improve the security of your loved ones by gifting them money or assets. Read on [...]

When you’re making decisions, cost might be an important factor, but value could be just as crucial. Balancing cost and value in your financial plan could help you get more [...]

A “margin of safety” gives you a cushion to allow for losses or inaccurate assumptions in your financial plan. It could mean your goals remain on track, even if things [...]

A survey suggests more than half of people aged over 75 haven’t arranged a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). It’s an oversight that could mean their families may not be [...]

Jeremy Hunt delivered his second Autumn Statement as chancellor on 22 November 2023. While the headline news was cuts to National Insurance rates for employees and self-employed workers, there may [...]

Some pension savers may have unwittingly exceeded a tax allowance and could now face a higher bill, figures suggest. According to HMRC data, the number of people exceeding the Annual [...]

While the question of retirement may feel like a distant one, there is never a wrong time to start thinking about what comes next. The longer you defer that conversation, [...]

Most of us are looking for ways to avoid inheritance tax taking a huge chunk out of the estate we’re passing on to the next generation. What once applied to [...]