“Sorry, he left his ex everything”Most of us haven’t written one. But it’s crucial that you leave your financial affairs in order when you die. You might carefully hand out money in line with the …
There’s a lot more to death planning than a funeralAre you ready for death? It’s a miserable question, but one that might be worth thinking about – because, like pretty much everything these days, it …
It could take two weeks to get everyone homeThe Thomas Cook collapse has sparked the largest repatriation of British citizens since World War II. Here’s what you need to know. Thomas Cook, Britain’s oldest travel …
As life expectancies rise and people extend their careers, many will retire later than they originally anticipated. In theory, that should give you extra years to generate valuable income. But failing to share your plans …
The government’s attempts to resolve the crisis that has seen doctors refuse to take on extra shifts – or even opt for early retirement – because of pension tax rules are at risk of backfiring. …
Do your research before you pile it all into one schemeCombining your pensions in a single plan isn’t the no-brainer it may seem. Financial advisers and pension providers routinely tell savers to consolidate their disparate …
There is a lot of mildly disturbing silliness coming out of the Labour party at the moment. But, with the genuinely nuts (the expropriation of private school assets by the state, for example) grabbing the …
Eton spent £6.5m on over a fifth of its students this yearYou needn’t be an oligarch or an aristocrat to get your child into a top fee-paying school. A private education has long been seen …
Where will the next cash windfall come from?So long PPI payments. The end of August saw a huge surge in deadline-defying claims for compensation for mis-sold payment protection insurance – RBS saw 200,000 claims come …
Nationwide’s FlexPlus account offers golf insurance up to the age of 70Packaged bank accounts can be very convenient, but do your sums carefully. Nationwide is removing interest payments from its popular packaged bank account. From …