Financial education
How to consolidate your pensions
If you’ve got multiple pensions, should you bring them together? Once you’ve decided, what do you need to do, and how hard is it?
Maximising 2021/22 Personal Allowances
The current Tax Year ends on April 5th 2022. Make sure your allowances are used efficiently, it pays to start early.
How can you calculate the value of a pension?
Here’s the bad news: working out the value of a pension isn’t straightforward! It depends on the type(s) of pensions you have and when you want to retire, among many other things. In this article, we'll talk about the types of pension you could have, how their values are calculated, how you can get a [...]
Kids cost more than you think – so plan ahead
Originally published at brewin.co.uk Many people vastly underestimate the cost of raising a child. Plan now to avoid nasty surprises scuppering your finances. Raising a child is one of the most rewarding things you can do in life – but it can also be eye-wateringly expensive. We all know things like childcare, private school and [...]
What’s in your workplace pension default fund?
Default pension funds appeal to those who want a ‘hands off’ approach to their investing. But what are fund managers investing in? Look under the hood of your investments.
Should we be worried about inflation?
What is inflation and how is it affecting our finances in 2021? Those of us saving for retirement could be affected more than others.
What is inflation?
Susan Rai-Hutchins shares tips on how inflation affects us, and what we can do to mitigate its effects.
6 steps to your estate planning
If you haven’t started – or if you haven’t written it down – this checklist will help get your thoughts in order.
