How volunteering at my daughter’s squash tournament reminded me why seeking advice matters—it takes something that feels complex and breaks it down into manageable steps, so you can be confident you’re doing it right.

Global life expectancy has been steadily increasing over the last 70 years. A new animation from Visual Capitalist shows that rapid increase, then delves into the stark differences between life expectancies for men and women across the continents.

Time marches on, and it waits for no one. We know that money has value, and wasting it seems silly. But we all throw away something far more valuable every day: time. One of the few truly finite resources, the amount of time we get is uncertain, but we know it's limited.

Sarah Merker is author of the National Trust Book of Scones and of the National Trust Scone blog. She decided to travel to every National Trust place, record the most fascinating bits of its history and I reward herself with a scone.

From 1st January 2022, inheritance tax reporting requirements have been reduced for 90% of estates that require probate, but don’t have an IHT liability. These are known as excepted estates.

Action Fraud, the national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime has reported that over £10 million has been lost by victims to courier fraud since the start of this year.

Debbie was surprised to receive a WhatsApp message from a number she didn’t recognise. The sender said it was her daughter and that she had lost her ‘phone, so this was her new number.

The scale of the operations at the Red Bull Racing factory is mind-blowing. During our tour, we saw the 3D printer churning out parts, as the workshop operated around the clock.

One of the subtle tax increases introduced in the March 2021 Budget was a freezing of the pensions lifetime allowance until April 2026 at its 2020/21 level of £1.0731m. Like any freezing of an allowance, it is designed to produce extra tax as inflation and/or economic growth drag more taxpayers over the fixed threshold.

For over a decade I struggled to fall asleep. I'm not completely sure that I understood the trigger for my problem, as I used to fall asleep just fine, but I know that whatever I tried didn't seem to work. The more I tried, the worse my sleep became.

If you were thinking about waiting until after you’re retired to buy a Ferrari, this humorous video may get you to reconsider delaying.

Impersonation scam is a growing type of fraud that sees fraudsters pose as a genuine company and contact the target individual

On 9th June 2020 Justin was invited to share his experience of building a successful financial planning practice on The Adviser Gap podcast.

The Office for National Statistics has updated its life expectancy calculations. The trend for 65 year olds is continuing downwards.

Maggy Pigott CBE enjoyed a distinguished 37-year career in the legal profession before retiring. She chatted to me about her transition into retirement…

Last Friday evening, I braved the rail strike to say 'Bon Voyage' to one of our clients Mark Burkes. 'Burkes' and I have a long history and he is, I’m proud to say,

I recently interviewed journalist and author, Celia Dodd on The Retirement Café Podcast, about her most recent book, 'Not Fade Away: How to thrive in retirement’

Mary Jordan's mother-in-law was suffering from dementia. But because she wouldn't visit the doctor, Mary resorted to reading books…

At the age of 50, Eddie Brocklesby decided to run her first half marathon. Until that point, she'd done little running, and her exercise regime…