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Tories threaten service cuts
Stephen
posted on November 19, 2008 11:23
The Conservatives will not commit to following the government’s spending plans for 2010/11 if they win the next election ….
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Compulsory retirement
Stephen
posted on November 18, 2008 14:59
Although a final decision has yet to be made, the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has indicated that in his view employers in the UK should be able to continue enforcing retirement at age 65..
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Income protection
Stephen
posted on November 18, 2008 14:53
The first casualties of the Credit Crunch were those within the financial services community, where banks quickly started to lay off people in an effort to cut costs..
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An undervalued market
Stephen
posted on November 18, 2008 14:44
Despite the best efforts of the BBC and consumer press to scare us all with tales of doom and gloom, not all the news is bad if you take a long-term view..
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Taxing families
Stephen
posted on November 12, 2008 10:27
The High Court has agreed that HMRC was right to the value of a gift made by a 90-year-old woman into a Discounted Gift Trust ….
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Economic Review early November 2008
Stephen
posted on November 6, 2008 14:57
A press-fuelled self-fulfilling prophecy; or simply the result of an unfortunate combination of events? There is, as ever, no simple reason how we managed to get into the current situation ....
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Obama Wins, the US wins, we all win
Stephen
posted on November 5, 2008 10:45
Barack Obama’s win in the US Presidential elections will have an effect on everyone on the planet ….
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Nearing retirement? What are your options?
Stephen
posted on October 29, 2008 09:24
If you are nearing retirement and wish to consider an alternative to crystallising equity losses, there is an option.
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Sterling takes a tumble
Stephen
posted on October 22, 2008 12:30
Just look at what has happened to sterling recently … should we be surprised?.
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Pension death benefits
Stephen
posted on October 20, 2008 16:45
Nobody wants to think about dying, but if you have a spouse, civil partner or live with someone, you may wish to think about what happens to them, if you die ....
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