Just relying on your state pension in later life could leave you suffering a threadbare retirement. The current State Pension stands at just £185.15 a week, as of December 2022. To make sure you have a more financially successful retirement, it pays to put things in place now. Firstly, make Read more…
The September Mini-Budget sent the economy into a tailspin, causing chaos in the mortgage market and sending interest rates rising. A change at Number 10 & 11 Downing Street, and the Autumn Statement has bought some stability, but many mortgage holders and first-time buyers are still left scratching their heads. Read more…
Given the pandemonium around the gilts market after the Mini-Budget in September, it would seem that investors would naturally shy away from Government bonds. But as the dust settles and rates recover is there an opportunity for investors? Government bonds or gilts are akin to an IOU that the Government Read more…
The message from the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, in the days before he rose to the despatch box in the House of Commons to deliver the Autumn Statement was clear; he would be outlining billions of pounds of tax rises and spending cuts.
It is a fairly cliched saying, but you really shouldn’t “put all your eggs in one basket”. During times of volatility and uncertainty, having a wide and diversified spread of investments, savings and assets is often the best approach to minimise risk to your overall wealth. If you were to Read more…