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Access to free advice and guidance on pensions

Access to free advice and guidance on pensions

From April 2015, around 320,000 individuals retiring each year with defined contribution pension savings will be able to access them as they wish, subject to their marginal rate of tax. People who wis ...

A very taxing life

It’s said that the only two certainties in life are death and taxes and the combination of the pair must surely be one of the least liked things possible. For years, those of us lucky enough to inheri ...
Record number of centenarians

Record number of centenarians

It used to be a rare occurrence that a 100th birthday telegram from the Queen was dispatched but in the last decade this has risen by more than 70%. The huge rise has caused the Department of Work and ...
Age of content

Age of content

People in Britain are most content at the age of 58, a study revealed yesterday. Researchers found that instead of becoming more grumpy with age, we actually become happier with our late 50s as the ti ...