Category Archives: Financial Planning

£50bn extension to quantitative easing programme

The Bank of England has announced a £50bn extension to their programme of quantitative easing (QE), designed to stimulate the …

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Inflation falls to zero

Whilst the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of price inflation remains stubbornly above the government target of 2%, there are …

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Checking in to the Divorce Hotel

Divorce is rarely an easy matter. In recent years, several business ideas have been launched to cater specifically for those …

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Preparing for recession

An influential think tank is warning that the UK economy will enter recession in the first half of 2012. The …

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A stronger case for tax cuts

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) believes that the argument for tax cuts in the UK is stronger today than …

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How to spend £1m a year

All of the outrage over excessive executive pay in general, and the Stephen Hester £1m bonus in particular, has raised …

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Tax on mansions

According to reports in the press this weekend, Vince Cable is once again pushing hard for the introduction of a …

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How do I become financially fit?

In his latest Best Advice column for Money Marketing magazine, Informed Choice chartered financial planner Nick Bamford looks at how …

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Big fall in price inflation

Price inflation has fallen again in the twelve months to December 2011, with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) now at …

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Interest rates just won’t budge

The Bank of England has announced that interest rates will remain on hold at the historic low of 0.5% for …

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