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The perfect moment to take stock of your financial ambitions With 2025 underway, it’s the perfect time to assess your financial ambitions. Many of us enthusiastically set New Year’s resolutions,…
In our latest Guide to New Year Financial Strategies for a Brighter Future we take a look at your roadmap to financial success in 2025 and beyond. A new year…
Taking a proactive approach to clarify your current financial standing The start of a new year is the perfect opportunity to take a step back and thoroughly reassess your financial…
Why reaching our 50s and 60s often brings retirement into sharper focus As we navigate life, reaching our 50s and 60s often brings retirement into sharper focus. This phase heralds…
People who are confident about their retirement are most likely to have specific retirement goals and know what steps they need to take to reach them. But sadly, we see…
Download our free Guide to Planning and Preparing for Retirement As we navigate life, reaching our 50s and 60s often brings retirement into sharper focus. This phase heralds a…
Exploring strategies to secure your family’s financial future The amount of Inheritance Tax (IHT) paid by families has dramatically increased over the past decade, increasing from £3.1 billion in the…
You may well want to pass your estate onto your children when you die, but unless you make suitable plans your children will pay 40% inheritance tax (IHT) in the…
The amount of Inheritance Tax (IHT) paid by families has dramatically increased over the past decade, increasing from £3.1 billion in the 2012/13 tax year to £7.5 billion in the…
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered her maiden Autumn Budget Statement 2024 on Wednesday 30 October, alongside an updated economic forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility. Three…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered Labour’s first Budget since 2010 on 30 October, after the party’s return to power in July’s general election. She announced tax rises worth £40bn, commenting that…
Departure from previous rules where pensions were excluded from calculations In a significant shift announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, inherited pensions will become subject to Inheritance Tax (IHT) from April…