by Alan Rogers | 7th Sep 2017 | Smarter Finances
Four out of five Brits feel disheartened and worried with the amount they’re able to put into their pension pots each month, Pension Geeks research shows. The research has exposed some fascinating findings on the state pension and general pension awareness in the UK,...
by Alan Rogers | 26th Aug 2017 | Smarter Finances
The bank of mum and dad is a growing phenomenon where more and more adult children are relying on their parents to help them out financially on a regular basis. You may be more than happy to help out your children, especially to get them a foothold on the property...
by Alan Rogers | 22nd Aug 2017 | Smarter Finances
What Are Pension Scams? The government’s pensions reforms in April 2015 have granted the over 55’s opportunity to cash in their personal and company pensions. Pension scams have always been around, but now thousands of people have the choice over what happens with...
by Alan Rogers | 12th Aug 2017 | Smarter Finances
The “Bank of Mum and Dad” is a recent term coined to reflect how more and more parents are supplementing their children’s income,often with significant amounts of money. In May 2017 The Guardian reported* that the bank of mum and dad is predicted to...
by Alan Rogers | 7th Aug 2017 | Smarter Finances
You might be surprised to hear that it isn’t just some of us “normal” people that have no Will. Oh no. Can you believe that some superstars with millions of pounds of assets have no Will? Seriously. You would think with all the best legal advisers...
by Alan Rogers | 2nd Aug 2017 | Smarter Finances
Making a Will is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make but you may be unsure how to make a Will. You know that you want your loved ones to be cared for and you want to minimise unnecessary heartache for them after you’ve died, so it really is very...