Are you among the 30.4 million working-age people who don’t know if their pension pot will be big enough to afford a comfortable lifestyle in retirement? According to a report by the Pension and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA), some of the blame for this worrying statistic could be down to simply not knowing how much […]
Self-employed lack protection
Just 4% of self-employed workers have income protection in place, leaving the majority vulnerable to financial difficulties if they are suddenly forced to stop working through illness or accident. In its survey of more than 9,000 adults, LV= identified the self-employed as a niche group who would struggle to make ends meet if they stopped […]
The value of protection
Buying a new home is possibly one of life’s biggest and most exciting events. It’s also a major financial commitment – one that could be with you for 25 years or more. Your ability to maintain your mortgage payments relies on a constant income, so how would you continue to make your mortgage repayments if […]
Creating a protection portfolio
Life is full of surprises, so it’s important to be prepared if things don’t go to plan. Whether it’s an accident, hospitalisation or something more serious that knocks you off course, having the right protection in place can make all the difference. The facts In the year 2015/16 there were 16,251,841 hospital admissions. That’s 1 […]
Autumn Budget Notes
We are pleased to present our summary of the 2017 Autumn Budget. Please click here to view the Budget Notes.