Pensions can be a tax-efficient way of passing on your wealth because they are usually exempt from Inheritance Tax. Find out more about your options here. What is Inheritance Tax? Inheritance Tax (IHT) is a tax on your [...]
Around half of UK adults (51%) have or know someone who has received a suspicious communication in the last 12 months, according to new research conducted by Opinium. This equates to 27 million people across the UK. Most [...]
Many people are feeling the pressure on their finances at the moment due to the backdrop of rising inflation and the cost of living soaring. In these circumstances, it can be difficult to think about your long-term finances [...]
There are many ways to save money for your children from the very basic to the more complex of products. But which one is more suitable for investing for the long term? The consensus is that a junior [...]
Following the Chancellor’s Spring Budget announcement, Jeremy Hunt is going to abolish the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) to encourage people to continue working and avoid retiring early. The LTA is the maximum anyone can contribute to a pension - [...]
Wealth Succession for Future Generations Welcome to the March/April 2023 edition of Smart Money. In this issue, financial planning can be a daunting and uncomfortable conversation for many, but thankfully attitudes towards talking about money are changing. Wealth [...]
Build tax relief and tax-free growth into your retirement and pension planning and pay into your pension today, before the end of the tax year in April 2023. If you’re in a position to add to your savings, [...]
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced several tax changes from the 2023/4 tax year, including reductions in capital gains and dividend allowances. It’s important to make the most of pensions and ISAs, as well as gifting allowances. With reductions in [...]
The abundance of financial resources and advice available, while useful, comes with a challenge in itself - knowing which information you can trust. Long story short, it can be somewhat difficult to really know what’s what. In this [...]
There are a number of reasons why you might need life cover and critical illness cover. If you have dependents, then it is important to make sure that they will be financially secure if something happens to you. [...]
Over the next two years, the tax-free allowance for capital gains is being slashed by over 75%. In this article we discuss the rules on capital gains tax and five ways you can reduce your potential tax bill. [...]
When we talk about the Bank of Mum and Dad, we are effectively talking about handing money over to your children. There are many reasons why your descendants might look to you for financial support, and many routes [...]
