Later-life care can be a complex topic to discuss and plan for. However, making a care plan now ensures that your wishes are carried out and that you have long-term security. If you haven’t addressed it yet, keep reading to find out what you should do. According to a Canada Life survey, 7 in 10 UK adults
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You might be unsure of your duties as a trustee and the procedures you must follow. Here are some crucial things you should be aware of if you’re a trustee. Being a trustee entails taking charge of funds or property placed in a trust for another person, referred to as the “beneficiary,” by a person
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Our colleagues at Timeline, who manage the portfolios we recommend to our clients, have put together a paper on the investment case for commodities. We class commodities as ‘alternative’ investments. Unlike ‘traditional’ assets such as bonds and equities, commodities are physical assets that produce no income and may incur storage and transportation costs. This makes
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In May, the Institute for Fiscal Studies released one of the first pieces of academic research into the spending of British retirees. The report looked at changes in spending throughout retirement over time. Perhaps the most important conclusion is that those who have not yet retired shouldn’t expect their overall spending to fall sharply during
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