Defined benefit (DB) transfers have surged since the introduction of pension freedoms. It is reckoned that more than 100,000 people have left their final salary pension in the past 12 months, and rising. According to Retirement Planner, there are a...

Looking to maximise your income in retirement? A good place to start is with your State Pension. If you’re not getting the full amount or are not on track for it, then, as highlighted in Royal London’s State Pension Guide...

They say timing is all … but few are lucky enough to call the Stock Market so trying to dip in and out is never advisable. Understandably, the recent setback in equity markets has unnerved some people, with clients wondering...

The Help to Buy equity loan scheme got extended in the Autumn Budget, but who can access it has been reduced and it remains controversial. Enthusiasts say it is a big help to those looking to get on the housing...

Pension funds may soon have greater freedom to invest in entrepreneurial British businesses. That was one outcome of the recent Budget as Chancellor Philip Hammond sought to boost small start-up companies. However investors need to be cautious because the so-called...

When stock markets lose their glitter, as has been the case in recent weeks, gold is often the beneficiary. So what is going on? The rhetoric from many share watchers has been along the lines of bull markets do not...

Thinking of deferring the State Pension? Time to carefully calculate whether you are likely to be better off or not. And, as part of that process, you need to confront you own mortality – how long do you think you...

Interest in buy-to-let and second homes is fading fast as taxes bite, the evidence suggests. The Government clearly targeted this area to make it easier for first time buyers competing with landlords to snap up homes at the bottom of...

Everyone knows that social care for the elderly is in crisis but it seems no-one can come up with a better system, one which will command sufficient support. Lots of ideas but so far no consensus. Currently you have to...

Just a year ago I wrote an article on Ethical Investing and I concluded that it was “not exactly the Age of Ethical Investment, but the trend is definitely there”. Things have moved on to such an extent that I...