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Tag: Pensions

Budget 2015 update; how it affects families

The recent budget brought in a number of changes to ISAs, Child Trust Funds, tax and pensions that will affect families. In her latest guest post for Dadbloguk, Standard Life family finance expert Julie Hutchison outlines what these changes are and how they may affect your family. What was in Budget 2015 for parents and

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Join in the Legal & General #MoneyHangout tomorrow

It’s come around all too quickly. The family finance #MoneyHangout with Legal & General takes place tomorrow (26 February) and you are invited to the party! For those who haven’t seen my previous blog posts, this is a Google+ hangout with a panel of first rate financial experts. They will be taking questions from readers

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How to keep your child benefit by paying into a pension

In her first guest post of 2015, Standard Life family finance expert Julie Hutchison tackles the thorrny issue of child benefit. In this post, Julie not only succinctly explains how the system works, but also outlines how you can retain your child benefit by increasing your pension contributions. In early January while you were recovering

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What is your Retirement DNA?

I have long held the belief that pensions and retirement planning are sexy. They may sound like boring subjects, but failing to plan for retirement can land you in serious trouble in later life. This may make me sound incredibly dull, but I get very excited when discussing equities, annuities and the pros and cons

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Retirement? Not for this SAHD

According to a survey carried out for the Skipton Building Society, the majority of Brits consider retirement to be a positive thing. This is all well and good if you follow the traditional work pattern expected of your gender. What, however, if you’re like me and have followed a non-traditional route?

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