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Finance
UK Budget 2010 – top 10 highlights
Mar 24th
Mr Darling’s finished going through his budget now and there weren’t any huge surprises in there.
What are the key announcements?
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Money Saving Expert – top tips
Mar 24th
I’m a big fan of the Money Saving Expert web site and think Martin Lewis has done some excellent work in promoting consumer rights and delivering valuable information regarding finances, shopping and saving money in every way possible. One of the articles in today’s newsletter caught my eye – about cheap Hay Fever medication options. I know a few people who’d certainly benefit from this info, so I’ll be sending the link on to them shortly… In the meantime though, a quick summary is as follows:
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Pension boost ideas from Love Money
Mar 22nd
It’s not so much a hot topic these days, but it’s certainly something everybody should be thinking about… pensions! I saw this article on Love Money (HERE) about how to boost your pension by 27%. It sounds too good to be true – and, for most of us, it is… but for many mothers or other parents out there who haven’t made their full complement of NI contributions due to taking time out to look after the little ones, this simple tip could prove very worthwhile.
For the full weekly pension payment, the current requirement is for men to accrue 44 years and women 39 years of NIC’s by the time they retire, but from this year (6th April to be precise), it’ll be cut to 30 years for men and women. Anyway, follow the link to find out in more detail about this.
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ISA myths
Mar 6th
There’s a good article on the Moneywise web site that I was emailed today… all about the myths associated with ISAs. They’ve given a top 10, as:
- You can only open one ISA
- They have to be declared on a tax return
- They are only worth having if you are a higher-rate taxpayer
- They are risky
- Opening an ISA is complicated
- Putting money in an ISA is better than contributing to a pension
- Transferring an ISA is a nuisance
- There’s no point putting money into an ISA outside ISA season
- Teenagers can’t have ISAs
- If I move abroad, I’ll lose my ISA
The full article is available HERE
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Moneysupermarket.com
Feb 24th
The voucher part of this site is better than a lot of the other ones out there – and the aggregated information about different financial deals are also among the best. The TV adverts might not have the same catchiness of their competitors, but that aside, they’re the market leader within their sector in terms of aggregating deals from the widest variety of sources. In particular, with the car insurance sector – they’re also up against similar aggregators who aren’t exactly independent – as they’re backed by car insurance providers!
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