Financial Planning
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How to find a financial advisor
Financial planning can be a tricky business, and from savings and investments to pensions and life insurance policies, many of us will turn to a financial advisor at some point in our lives. But when it's your money involved, you need to
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Government plans could force upfront inheritance tax payments
New plans proposed by the Government could mean some savers are forced to pay inheritance tax during their lifetime. As part of a drive to combat tax avoidance, the plans - which have been put out for consultation - would allow HM Revenue
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Homeowners warned on 'trust' schemes
There's increased concern about so-called 'trust' schemes, which are targeted at home owners considering longer term residential care. Currently some schemes claim their asset protection programs will ensure properties remain in
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One in three lack future financial plans
Nearly one in three of us have no idea know how we will finance our old age. NS&I's latest Quarterly Savings Survey has revealed that just under a third of Britain's adults (31%) do not know how they will finance their needs in
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Government's new pension scheme shunned
Georgie Gillard/PA Wire A new survey has revealed that only 2 percent of employers plan to use the Government's new workplace pension scheme. Businesses that don't currently have access to a pension scheme are being offered an
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Would you get financial advice over a webcam?
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan Bank Austria, a member of UniCredit Group and Austria's largest financial institution, has chosen to offer online consultancy services via webcam to its customers. But offering financial advice over the internet in
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Over fifties finding their financial feet post divorce
Rising divorce rates amongst the over 50s in England and Wales mean an increasing number of middle-aged men and women are having to take financial control for possibly the first time in twenty years - or in some cases their lives - according to
