The old joke about death and taxes being the only constants in life will probably ring particularly true to many people when it comes time to fill in tax returns. The good news is that there are various forms of relief available to savers and investors, so a little judicious advance planning can go a […]
Finance
Making Sure You’re On The Right Platform
Life can get really hectic and one of the keys to staying on top of everything you need to do and to manage is to ensure that you have a place for everything and everything in its place and that, if at all possible, like items are kept together. This principle often holds good in […]
Getting Ready To Meet The Grim Reaper
Death is a fact of life, but life goes on for those we leave behind and so being prepared for the reality of your own death can go a long way to easing the making life easier for those who stay behind. Here are five tips to help you do so. Look at minimising the […]
Top Financial stories of 2017
As we prepare to bid a (fond) farewell to the year 2017, here’s a quick round up of the year’s main financial news. January While it wasn’t, strictly speaking, financial news, the inauguration of President Trump, was pretty much guaranteed to set the stage for some major changes in numerous areas, including financial changes. As […]
Looking After Your Pennies
Look after your pennies and your pounds will take care of themselves. It’s an old piece of wisdom and it still has a lot of value in a modern world. Even though it may seem pointless just to save a few pennies here and there, those pennies do add up and will make pounds. With […]
Getting Out Of A JAM
The plight of JAMs (those who are just about managing) has been hitting the headlines on a regular basis over recent times. Essentially JAMs are people who are living from one pay-day to the next, perhaps managing to avoid racking up any (more) debts, but unable to make meaningful inroads into existing debts or to […]