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Your Autumn Budget update, and what it means for you

After months of speculation and rumour, chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered the Autumn Budget for 2025. In this update, we’ll explain the key changes and what they mean for you.  Last year, in her maiden Budget, the chancellor sought to balance the public...

Guide: Planning for a longer life: Wellbeing tips and financial management strategies

Average life expectancies have increased significantly in recent years, both in the UK and the rest of the world. While people living longer is always good news, it also brings new challenges for your health and, crucially, your finances. Maintaining your physical and...

Guide: What the Back to the Future ripple effect could teach you about financial planning

It’s been 40 years since Back to the Future delighted cinema-goers with its time-travelling adventure. Teenager Marty McFly discovers the power of the “ripple effect”, and it’s something that could be valuable when you’re creating a financial plan as well.  One...

UK adults wish they’d been taught more about pensions

How much of what you were taught at school do you use in your everyday life? More than two- thirds of British employees wish they had been taught more financial skills at school, believing this would have improved their financial situation later in life7. Pensions sit...

Separating your finances on divorce

The pandemic and resulting lockdowns have put great pressure on many couples over the past year or so, and many relationships have sadly suffered as a result. The financial implications of this can be challenging. How to split your finances As part of the divorce...

Don’t neglect your financial security

Financially supporting family members remains high on the agenda for a third of potential retirees, who spend more than £3,700 a year helping loved ones6 With retirees planning on an average retirement income of £20,663, they anticipate around a fifth of this will be...

ESG: From niche to mainstream

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing looks set to continue gaining traction, as ESG factors increasingly merge into mainstream investment strategies, new research suggests. ESG investing has grown substantially across the world over the past few years,...

First-time investors dip a toe

With interest rates plummeting to record lows and rumours of negative rates on the horizon, many savers are shying away from traditional savings accounts and trying their hand at investing, though it remains important to hold enough for emergencies in accessible,...

A “swifter and more sustained economic recovery” on the cards?

Continued support during the pandemic was, unsurprisingly, the main focus of Rishi Sunak’s Budget Statement on 3 March, in what continues to be an exceptionally challenging time for all global economies. The Chancellor proclaimed that he would “continue doing whatever...

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