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How to protect your savings from inflation

November 2023

In 2022 the UK inflation rate rose at its fastest rate for over 30 years, hitting 11% toward the end of the year. It’s now started to fall, but as we write this in June 2023 it’s still at an unusually high 7.8%.

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The power of retirement planning

September 2023

How would you fill the days if you didn’t have to work? That’s probably a dream question just now, but one day you’ll be asking it for real. As you move into retirement, you’ll harvest the benefits of decades of pension growth, turning retirement dreams into later life realities.

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Budget basics - decoding the jargon

June 2023

Whether your 40 or 4 years away from retirement, it’s important to understand what impact the changes to pension allowances could mean for you. Here, we’ve simplified what these are, and how they could affect your retirement savings.

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The impact of financial stress on your mental health

May 2023

Worried about the rising cost of living? You are not alone. More than three-quarters of adults feel the same way, according to a survey from the Office of National Statistics – and half of those who were very worried felt those concerns nearly every day.

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Why you should start saving into a pension early

February 2023

It’s never too early or too late to think about your future. The important thing is to arm yourself with the information to make decisions. Here we talk about the benefit of saving into your pension as soon as you can.

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Make the most of your tax allowances

April 2023

It’s never too early or too late to think about your future. The important thing is to arm yourself with the information to make decisions. Here we talk about the benefit of saving into your pension as soon as you can.