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Junior ISA Q&A
What is a Junior ISA? Junior ISA is a new savings scheme being introduced by the Government. It will come into effect from 1st November 2011, and will allow children ineligible for a Child Trust Fund (CTF) to…
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The Fluctuations of Pension Pots
Darren Philp, Director of Policy of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), recently said: “Everybody deserves a good workplace pension. While it is logical that higher earners will accrue larger retirement benefits, more transparency is needed around…
Read moreNew pension rules – a chance to benefit?
The Government has devoted a lot of its recent energies to pensions reform. First we had the changes affecting contributions and membership of company schemes and now we have changes to the rules for annuities and pensions drawdown.
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September Market Commentary
At the end of July, President Obama and the US Senate were arguing over the debt crisis. But no sooner had a fragile truce been brokered than Hurricane Irene swept along the Eastern seaboard. Obama might well have…
Read moreHow likely are you to live to 100?
New findings have revealed that 20-year-olds are three times more likely to live to be 100 than those of their grandparents age (80), and almost twice as likely as their parents generation (50-year-olds). Advancements in medicine, as well as improvements…
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Stock Market Volatility – it’s not all bad news
To say that the stock market has been volatile lately is an understatement. The “footsie” as it’s commonly known started life in January 1984 with a base level of 1,000 and peaked at an all time high of 6,950 on…
Read moreConsumer information from the Financial Services Authority (FSA)
This is worthwhile taking a look at http://www.fsa.gov.uk/pages/consumerinformation/index.shtml There is useful information for consumers on various subjects relating to the regulation of banks and building societies, mortgage and insurance brokers and financial advisers. There is also information on various scams that…
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What does pension auto-enrolment mean for you?
At present, many workers fail to take up valuable pension benefits because they do not make an application to join their employer’s scheme. From 1 October 2012 (subject to an employer’s own introduction date), all eligible workers will…
Read moreBleak Old Age or Golden Future?
A recent report by the Workplace Retirement Income Commission, written by former Treasury Select Committee Chairman Lord McFall, has warned that the ‘golden generation’ of retirement schemes has come to an end. Workers retiring after 2020 should expect a ‘bleak…
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The Importance of an Exit Strategy
Many owner-managers put in a lifetime of hard work building their business only to throw away some of the rewards by failing to consider properly how they will exit from the business. It’s sensible to put an exit strategy in your business plan and review…
Read moreWhat’s your number?
There comes a point in your life when your health and physical condition means you can no longer do all the things you want to do in your life. Are you still working? FACT – You can have more fun…
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Capital Gains Tax – An Overview
Capital Gains Tax is a tax on the profit or gain you make when you sell, give away, exchange or otherwise dispose of all or part of a business asset, owned by yourself or by your business partnership. Business assets…
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