Inflation fell in 2024, dropping to 2.5% from 4.0% in 2023. So why didn’t it feel like that? At the end of 2022, inflation in the UK, as...

How to fund social care has once more moved into the political spotlight. It is the turn of the year. The health secretary of the...

The latest Budget move to count pensions as part of your estate for inheritance tax (IHT) is a major change, with potentially significant...

The Budget brought inheritance tax (IHT) into the news headlines, but its impact is not well understood.   Mark and Hannah have an estate...

As 2025 gets under way, it is once again the time of year to start considering your tax year-end planning. The early months of the year...

A recent survey has raised questions about retirement readiness. One of the world’s largest investment managers, BlackRock, recently...

National Savings & Investments (NS&I) has been busy reducing its interest rates in recent months. NS&I has roots going back to 1861, when...

The global market outlook showed an improvement for 2024 with the US achieving more than 20% returns for a second consecutive year. A...

There are now over three million ‘lost’ pensions worth over £31 billion. We all lose things, be it the proverbial change down the back of...

A third deadline for topping up State Pension entitlement is now coming into view. “Don't it always seem to go, That you don't know what...

Not every interest rate moves in the same direction Source: Bank of England, Investing.com If you are approaching the end of your...

New statistics show that cash ISAs remain a popular investment.   Every autumn HMRC publishes a set of annual savings statistics, setting...

HMRC is uncharacteristically keen to give money away, reminding young adults again that they may be due unclaimed child trust funds...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Budget was a significant one in all senses. “…this Budget delivers a large, sustained increase in...

Investors in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin should not forget the tax consequences of their digital wallets, says HMRC. HMRC regularly...

The pension challenges facing western governments are also confronting the world’s second most populous country. At what age should the...

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) publishes a review of the cash savings market following evidence of some dubious tactics at work. Table...

We now have a clear understanding of how much the main State Pension will increase next April. That the State Pension triple lock was not...

With a ‘black hole’ of £22 billion to fill, there are plenty of groups giving Rachel Reeves advice. The Fabian Society published a report...

Will increased capital gains tax (CGT) mean less tax gets paid? Source HMRC The Labour Party’s 2024 manifesto said, ‘We will not increase...