2019 New Year debt resolutions
Tips on how to reduce your personal debt and start 2019 on a sound financial footing. 50 Connect reports that 2018, what a year for finance, and turmoil. I’m happy if I never have to type, or hear the ‘B’ word again, the ‘B’ word that is Brexit. Building...Spend, Spend, Spend!
Many customers who take out a Lifetime Mortgage spend the money released from their home on home improvements, holidays, new cars and to top up their income. 50 Connect reports that Norwich Union research reveals what customers spend their lifetime mortgage...What is preretirement? A way for the over-50s to stagger (towards) retirement
There is no longer a cut-off point at which you retire, according to a new report. Instead, those aged 50 to 80 are increasingly still working, at least part-time. Name: Pre-tirement. Age: Late-50s. Appearance: Clapped-out. Time to retire. Tempting, but...Put just £40 a week aside to enjoy a happy retirement
A Which? report this week looking at what retired people spend should give hope to the early middle-aged who have saved nothing yet. The Guardian reports that the press is chock-full of stories about our impending financial doom in retirement. I should know...Over-50s hold three quarters of UK housing wealth
Homeowners over the age of 50 hold 75pc of Britain’s housing wealth, according to new research, revealing the huge generational divide in the property market. The Telegraph reports that older owner occupiers hold a total of £2.8 trillion in equity,...Ourplace News
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