With Halloween and Bonfire night over, Christmas is just around the corner. Adverts for the latest toys and must-have gadgets seem to be everywhere. But have you thought of making a gift to your children or grandchildren that has longer-term value? Instead of...
You may assume you’ll never need it, but if you experience redundancy or illness, you may become eligible for universal credit. However, if you imagined that the state would provide enough support in the event of financial difficulty due to sickness or unemployment,...
Your chances of reaching 100 are probably greater than you imagine. It may sound fanciful, but a 100-year lifespan is well within the bounds of probability. That could have profound implications for your retirement planning. While the average 70-year-old man...
Life expectancy has stopped increasing, according to a report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) issued in September, but we are still living longer than ever before. Between 2000 and 2010, average life expectancy at age 65 rose by 2.4 years for men and by...
An impact on your credit history could be one of the unexpected consequences of recent, high-profile data breaches. With customers’ personal details being accessed from companies such as Sony and Facebook, fraudsters now have access to a huge amount of data. It...
