Should I consider buying missed National Insurance years to boost my State Pension?
The starting point is to obtain your state pension forecast via the Government Gateway. Follow this link to login to the Government Gateway (make sure you have your login details to hand) and follow the steps https://www.gov.uk/check-state-pension. This is potentially a great opportunity for everyone age 40 to around 73 to consider. Until 5 April […]
Politics, Sport and Financial Planning
At time of writing, a large part of the nation is focused on the European Football Championships. Perhaps this is a welcome distraction from the 24/7 news and commentary we are enduring in the lead-up to next week’s general election, which inevitably carries more noise than substance. Maybe there is greater satisfaction to be drawn […]
Upcoming General Election: Manifesto Highlights
We are pleased to summarise an array of manifesto pledges, focusing on Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives and Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour, concentrating on tax, pensions and economics. Labour Tax: Pensions: Conservatives Tax: Pensions: Honourable Mentions from the Competition Summary Despite Reform UK closing the gap on The Conservatives to just three points in opinion polls, Labour […]