Finance

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How Does A Lifetime Mortgage Work? Its Rules And Costs Explained

A lifetime mortgage is a loan secured on your home that lets you release cash from age 55 without selling…

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What Every Parent Should Know About Wills And Life Insurance

Every parent knows they should have a will. Same goes for life insurance. And yet both tend to collect dust…

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How Does CPI Affect GBP?

Inflation numbers still tell us more about the pound (GBP) than almost anything else. Every month, the Office for National…

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No Time to Research the Markets? Why a Fully Managed Stocks and Shares ISA Might Suit You

Investing can feel like a second job to the already time-poor. If you are working, looking after family or, more…

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What Is Cryptocurrency? How Much Belongs In A Portfolio?

Most discussion of digital assets skips straight to how much just like in case of cryptocurrency. That ordering causes problems,…

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Can You Remortgage Your Home If Property Prices Fall? Let’s Find Out

To remortgage is to replace your existing home loan with a new deal. Yes, you can remortgage if property prices…

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What Is a Cash Flow Forecast and Why Every Startup Needs One

Most founders worry about sales. What actually shuts the doors is an empty bank account. A cash flow forecast is…

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The Role of Asset Valuation in Business Financial Planning

Every solid financial plan starts with one honest question: what is this business actually worth? Working that out guides your…

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How Do Rich People Build Wealth? The UK Money Habits Nobody Talks About

Are you wondering how do rich people build wealth? Mostly by doing boring things for a long time. Save early,…

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Is Your Expected Pension Income Enough for UK Living?

A single retiree needs a pension income of roughly £14,664 a year to cover the basics and around £45,400 a…

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Scrapping The UK Triple Lock Debate Is Back On The Table

The scrapping of the UK triple lock debate has flared up again, with think tanks, economists and even former ministers…

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How UK Pension Surplus Proposals Could Reshape DB Strategies

UK pension surplus proposals have moved a step closer to law. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has opened…