Category Archives: Insights

Survive on a student budget: Eight smart money tips for freshers

As any student will tell you, one of the most challenging parts of heading off [...]

How does flexi-access drawdown (FAD) work?

Pension drawdown, also known as ‘flexi-access drawdown’ (FAD), is a method of accessing your pension [...]

Gen Z savings crisis: Why ‘active saving’ is key to making your money work harder

It’s no secret that today’s young people are finding it hard to put money away [...]

How could a Junior ISA help support your child’s future?

Junior Individual Savings Accounts – often shortened to Junior ISAs, or JISAs – are a [...]

Securing your home when illness strikes: Essential tips for UK renters

New research by Scottish Widows has highlighted how the majority (56%) of private renters in [...]

Video: Should you take tax-free cash from your pension?

Note: This information is for education purposes only – it does not constitute financial advice [...]

Tax-free cash: should you take a lump sum from your pension?

Under the current pension rules, UK savers are allowed to take up to 25% of [...]

Gen Z savings crisis: How can young people start saving?

Between the cost-of-living crisis, stagnant wage growth and an infamously competitive job market, it’s no [...]

General Election 2024: How will tax and pensions be impacted?

This time next week, UK voters will finally head to the polls for the 2024 [...]

General Election 2024: What lessons can investors learn from previous elections?

We’re now more than halfway through the campaign for the UK’s 2024 general election – [...]