Switch on daytime TV and it probably won’t be too long before you run into an advert for some kind of insurance and if it’s life insurance there’s a good chance it will make the point that life insurance gives you the peace of mind of knowing that your loved ones will be in the […]
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Business security is about more than just alarm systems
When you think about security for businesses what springs to mind? Do you think about physical security, cyber security or financial security? The truth is that all three are component parts of one whole, which means that missing out on any one of them could put your business into serious danger. Physical security Effective physical […]
Understanding your options for saving for your child’s future
As the old joke goes – parents keep photos in their wallets because it fills up the space where their cash used to be. All joking aside, one of the many shocks of new parenthood is discovering that children typically need more money than sleep. Sadly nobody has invented a method to save up sleep […]
The pay gap continues in retirement
The UK media recently had something of a reporting frenzy when companies with more than 250 employees were forced to reveal their pay data split by gender. Many well-known names revealed that men were paid more than women, in some cases to a significant degree. Understanding the facts behind the numbers As is often the […]
Understanding offset mortgages
With traditional mortgages, you take out a loan from the bank and you make monthly payments which either pay of the interest and a portion of the capital (repayment mortgages) or simply cover the interest with the capital being repaid at the end of the loan period (interest-only mortgages). Then there are offset mortgages, which […]
Maximising the sales appeal of your home
It may never have occurred to you that selling a home is rather like putting on a play, but actually it’s quite a good analogy. You will have an audience (viewers) and they will judge your home on what they see of it during the time they are inside. So, as a seller who wants […]