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Is there such a thing as teacher mortgages?

28/03/2019 Racheal Smith

Did you know that in the US you can get impressive deals as a teacher? You can get up to a 50% discount on a home in the “Good Neighbor Next Door" scheme, and there are savings for "Heroes", which i[...]

A need for better education in financial planning?

27/03/2019 Racheal Smith

The problem in need of a teacher of financial planning The BBC in March 2018 declared there was a striking weakness in adult financial skills. Reporting on a study by Cambridge University and Unive[...]

Are you thinking of moving to a new house?

13/03/2019 Racheal Smith

Moves are afoot to help manage rises in house-prices. The government are to consult on a new stamp duty surcharge. This research focused on understanding why people struggle to get on the proper[...]

GDPR: Your data rights

05/03/2019 Racheal Smith

What is GDPR? General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU regulation that puts an umbrella over the data privacy laws in member countries. This idea brings all nations within the same regu[...]

Could you avoid an ISA tax charge?

25/02/2019 Racheal Smith

Is it possible that you could be paying tax unnecessarily on an inherited ISA? There is a tax break intended to help bereaved partners, whether this is a spouse or a civil partner. The tax break w[...]

Over 50s consider a transition to retirement

23/02/2019 Racheal Smith

Opinium, in collaboration with Aegon, has polled over a thousand over-50s professional, earning £20k or more. They found that almost half of these workers would prefer to adapt the hours they work be[...]

Have you written a Will?

26/01/2019 Racheal Smith

According to a survey by Royal London, more than half of us have yet to write a Will. A Will is a means of providing for our beneficiaries or for the causes we wish to support. It also includes in[...]

All about AVCs

22/01/2019 Racheal Smith

Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs) for teachers are a means of boosting your financial health in retirement. As the name suggests, these are additional payments you may wish to contribute vol[...]

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