How will the Coalition’s changes affect your finances?

The coalition between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats has now been in power for around three weeks and they have certainly wasted no time in signalling where they plan to make changes

How will the coalition government change your pension?

During its first few days in government the Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition has made many policy announcements, we thought we would take a look at what has been announced about your pension, the changes proposed and how they will affect you

Nervous about stock markets? Read on for practical help and support

The FTSE 100 has along with other world stock markets seen large falls over the past few days, dropping at one point today to its lowest level for eight months. The falls have been caused by fears over the mounting debt of ‘Eurozone’ countries with concern growing  that governments and central banks have not done enough to ease the problem

Inflation still rising

Latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that inflation has risen again. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which excludes housing costs rose to 3.7%, a 17 month high. The Retail Price Index (RPI) which includes housing costs such as mortgage interest rose sharply to 5.3%, its highest level in 19 years