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Dec 2024

Guide: 5 key financial planning steps to consider during a divorce

A relationship breaking down can be incredibly emotionally challenging, and it may have a significant effect on your short- and long-term finances as well. This useful guide highlights some of the potential steps you might take during a divorce to maintain financial stability and plan for the future.

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Dec 2024

5 useful tips for talking about mental health with your loved ones

If you find it difficult to talk about your mental health, Time to Talk Day is encouraging you to fix that. Read on to discover why it’s important to talk about your emotions, and our five useful tips for discussing your mental health with your loved ones.

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Dec 2024

How to pass on assets to vulnerable family members

When creating an estate plan, you might want to pass assets to loved ones who cannot manage their finances themselves. In some cases, a trust could be a valuable option to consider, and some questions might help you understand if it could be right for your goals.

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Dec 2024

5 practical tasks that could help you get more out of your pension in 2025

Being proactive and ticking off pension tasks could help you get more out of your retirement savings in 2025. Read about five practical steps you could take, such as reviewing how your pension is invested and checking you’re claiming your full tax relief entitlement.

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Dec 2024

Research: Financial stability could be the key to retirement happiness

Research seeking to uncover the secret to happiness in retirement has found a common theme – financial stability. For many, that doesn’t mean generating huge sums, but understanding their income. Discover some of the reliable income sources you might receive in retirement and how financial planning could help.

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Dec 2024

The compelling benefits of building a tailored financial plan

A financial plan isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. Instead, to get the most out of it, it should be tailored to your circumstances and goals, and consider your financial worries. Find out more here.

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Dec 2024

Behavioural finance: How established habits and experiences could affect your decisions

Your established habits and past experiences might influence the financial decisions you make today, and could affect your ability to reach your goals. Find out more and what you could do to break potentially harmful patterns.

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Nov 2024

Lonely Planet’s top 10 holiday destinations for 2025

With 195 countries to choose from, deciding where to go on your next holiday can be tricky. Read on to learn more about the top countries for 2025 so you can book your next trip to an amazing destination.

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Nov 2024

The pros and cons of choosing joint life insurance

Life insurance could provide your loved ones with a valuable safety net should you pass away. If you and your partner are considering whether financial protection is right for you, weighing up the pros and cons of joint life insurance could be useful

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Nov 2024

Research: The perils of chasing stock market “winners”

The top-performing stocks of one year rarely deliver the same performance the following year, research suggests. The findings highlight how chasing after “winners” when investing could be harmful and potentially deliver lower returns.

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Nov 2024

Financial fears could be holding back millions of retirement dreams

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Nov 2024

3 insightful reasons why setting goals may reduce financial bias

Financial bias might occur when emotions or other influences affect your financial decisions. Setting out clear goals could help you recognise when bias may be altering your perspective. Find out how.

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