Will you still be paying your mortgage at 70?
Research from Aegon has revealed that 14% of people believe that they will still be paying off their mortgage when they turn 70. The report suggests there are several reasons why people may be forced…
Avoiding pitfalls as pensioners pay more than £24 billion in tax
In 2015/16, 6.87 million pensioners paid an average of £3,522 each, in tax, according to Royal London. That’s a total of more than £24 billion. What affects the amount of tax you pay? According to…
How to make pensions work if you are self-employed
One in seven UK workers is self-employed, which is unsurprising given the attractive perks of the job. The ability to set your own hours, determine your own salary and take orders only from yourself is…
Pretirement: Why work during retirement?
‘Pretirement’ might sound like an early retirement, but it’s anything but. In fact, ‘pretirement’ is a term coined to describe the act of easing into retirement; or working beyond State Retirement Age. This could be…
4.5 million dads fail to protect their family financially
66% of men with dependent children provide the main income in their household, however: 20% of those say that their family would not survive financially without it More than half (58%) don’t have Life Insurance…
Six reasons to write a will even if you think you have nothing worth inheriting
61% of UK adults do not have a will in place, according to Which?. A fifth of those say they have not written a will as they have nothing worth passing on. However, a will…