Financial Planning

Below are our 26 articles in the financial planning' category:

Annuities: What Are the Alternatives?
The inflexibility of pension annuities has been a major source of frustration for pensioners for many years. However, since 2006 a number of...
Assessing Your Assets
For many people retirement is a time to take stock of their life and assess their overall gains, not just in terms of family and friends but also...
Bank Loans for the Retired-What You Should Consider
In the past banks have been known to be less than understanding when it comes to bank loans for the retired or retired people applying for credit...
Calculating Retirement Income
Making the transition from work to retirement requires a certain amount of financial planning. Without a monthly salary to rely to rely on you will...
Choosing a Credit Card When Retired
Choosing a credit card when retired may not be a simple task, even if the applicant has a good credit score. This may simply be down to the fact...
Continuing to Work After Retirement Age
In Britain around 10% of people over the state pension age are still in employment, and there are around 6 millions people between the age of 50...
Early Retirement
Some people have been working towards it their whole life some people see it as a not too realistic dream, and some people live in hope that their...
Finding Alternative Retirement Funding Options
If you don’t have a pension, what alternative ways can you help fund your retirement? Some people have avoided paying into a pension either...
Health Insurance
Health insurance is a policy that you buy usually by paying monthly premiums that will cover the medical costs should you fall ill. Many people are...
Help With Financial Problems
The saying goes that with age comes wisdom but financial problems can be a major problem whatever your age. Financial problems are a worry and most...
How to Start Your Own Investment Club
Increasing numbers of investors are shunning equity funds and investing in the stock market directly through investment clubs. So how do investment...
Inheritance Tax
Inheritance tax was once seen as a tax on the rich but with earnings and property prices constantly rising in some parts of the country this tax now...
Inheritance Tax: The Facts
The old saying goes that there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. Never is this more true than with inheritance tax, which is paid on...
ISAS or SIPPS? Controlling Your Retirement Savings Pot
Personal pension plans have come in for a lot of criticisms in recent years, as many people have, upon retirement, either been disappointed at the...
Life Insurance
In its most basic terms life insurance is a policy that you take out and pay for, usually monthly or annually, which financially protects you in the...
Managing Your Cash During Retirement
For many people facing retirement, the nightmare scenario is that they live long enough to outlast their savings. If you want to manage your cash...
Maximise Your Earnings Past 65
Many people look forward to retirement and are determined to leave the working week behind. For many people, however, reaching retirement age is...
Pensioners Facing a Dilemma Over Dividends
Pensioners and other investors who rely in dividends as a main source of income have been particularly hard hit by the credit crunch and the...
Pitfalls to Avoid With Your Retirement Savings
Knowing the pitfalls to avoid with your retirement savings won’t guarantee a financially stress free retirement, but it may help. Retirement...
Planning Ahead Financially
It’s often described as the longest holiday you will ever take but, unlike most holidays, planning ahead financially for your retirement should be a...
Reallocating Your Assets to Suit Retirement
Getting your asset allocation right is the most important decision you can make with regards to your investments. This article explains how you...
Saving for Children and Retirement
Every parent wants to ensure that their children have the best financial start they can possibly have when the time comes to go it alone. Future...
Ten Important Facts About Annuities
Annuities are often considered to be a thorny and complicated subject for people facing retirement. Here are ten important facts about annuities that...
Understanding the 'Open Market Option'
Sometimes financial jargon seems to be designed to confuse people. This is particularly true of the pensions market, where terms such as annuity...
Where to Get a Good Financial Advisor
With something as important as your finances it is vital that you receive the best advice you can. Recommendations on where to get a good financial...
Why Quantitative Easing is a Worry for Retirees
With the economic situation in the UK getting worse, the Bank of England made the unusual announcement of its intention to begin ‘quantitative...
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