The budget is planned for 3rd March, but due to Covid, we can expect it to be a little different this year. The country is deep in debt, and this is likely to grow until some normality returns to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Chancellor has indicated that now is not the time for tax
Coronavirus has a lot to answer for. It has taken the lives of loved ones who are likely to have lived a happy life for many years to come. Hearing the daily figures on how many have died becomes a figure we expect to see, and if it goes down for a day we are
We are the product of our behaviours and it can be difficult to change, even if you want to. For many they will be happy as they are, regardless of what change could achieve. It’s not my place to make people change, I can, however, help if that’s what people want. So let’s look at
Do you have a pension old or new, or perhaps one that you are drawing down on? The rules changed in 2015 to assist with who can benefit in the event of your demise before you access the pension(s), or before the funds are used up. This, however, does not mean your pension(s) include the
Unless you are born with a certain destiny, like perhaps Prince Charles was born to be King, there has been no real plan from when you were born to where you are today. Our parents and teachers have helped protect and guide us along the way, and helped give us the tools to start out
Last year (2019) we had around 12 million people in the UK over 65, and that number is due to keep growing as we are living longer. Many fear running out of money, fear the shock of not working, fear the loss of a salary, fear stock markets and therefore stay in cash. But most
Listening to Beverly Knight singing it made me think, what is it I “shoulda, woulda, coulda” have done but didn’t? But if I had, how would(a) life have been different? And could(a) I have really done it? I won’t know because maybe I perhaps should(a) at least tried. Financially I couldn’t have started saving earlier,
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