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Wow! What a Budget that was. I’ve seen a few Budgets in my time and I always find them quite interesting – it goes with the job I suppose. But WOW. I think that was the first budget for financial planners. For years I’ve been banging the same drum

With less than 60 shopping days until Christmas your thoughts might be turning to mince pies, pressies and parties. However with the European Gender Directive coming into force on 21st December 2012 there could be a last minute rush for his and hers products – and I don’t mean aftershave

Being female means I’m less likely to crash my car and more likely to live longer than the male of the species. This in turn means I pay a lot less for my car insurance as well as any life insurance. There is a downside though as historically annuity rates

It will be apparent to many who have read my blogs in the past that I am unashamedly pro ISA’s. That doesn’t mean to say that I am not supportive of pensions (the defined contribution type), I am, but I think that it is worth looking at a few facts particularly