Pensions

At the start of every year, investors are inundated with new stock market outlooks, highlighting which investments could shine and which to avoid. And so far this year there’s been…

A SIPP (or a Self‑Invested Personal Pension) is a pension scheme that allows you to invest into a pot of money for your retirement. But how do pension fees and…

Since Labour came into government in July 2024, there’s effectively been a tax rise every 10 days. In fact, this tax year there’s predicted to be around 39.1 million income…

The start of a new year is always filled with fresh speculation on what we’ll see in the year ahead for markets — from predictions on if the AI bubble…

2025 has been another busy year for pensions. One of the biggest pension announcements came from Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the Autumn Budget. She confirmed that from April 2029, only…

Rachel Reeves’ 2025 Autumn Budget was a record breaker, but not for all the right reasons. The chancellor chose to raise taxes by £26 billion — a new all‑time high.…

If you’re an additional rate taxpayer in the UK, there’s one tax rule that can quietly chip away at your pension: the tapered annual allowance. It’s one of the more…

If you’re a higher or additional rate taxpayer in the UK, there’s a good chance you’re leaving free money on the table. And we’re not talking pennies. Each year, higher…