Incredible, isn’t it? It seems only a few week since the kids went back to school and already October half term is approaching.
Ideas for October half term
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VAT in ‘no deal’ Britain
With just seven months to go, the prospect of a ‘no deal’ Brexit looks increasingly likely.
Is recent instability a cause for alarm for emerging market investors?
Over the last two decades, emerging markets have been attractive to investors and investment strategies have followed an ever globalising trend.
Long Read: What’s a better way to help my grandchildren through university?
As autumn approaches many students are preparing to start university for the first time. For most, this will mean leaving the place they grew up in behind as they embark on a life far from their home comforts.
4 key ways to prevent your grown-up children derailing your retirement savings
The Bank of Mum and Dad is a well-known concept and we all hate to see our children struggle financially, which is why many parents continue to support their children well into adulthood.
The rise of ‘staycation’ buy-to-lets
Since the Brexit vote, ‘staycations’ have become increasingly popular. This is unsurprising – for many people, going to the bureau de change has become an uncomfortable experience of seeing their hard-earned pounds transformed into a pitiful equivalent of euros or US dollars.
The Medicis: the banking family at the heart of the renaissance
The Middle Ages are not generally associated with multinational banking. However, during the 15th century, Florence’s Medici family built a banking empire that dominated Europe for a century.
The Quirky Investor’s Guide: Classic Cars
Except for property, we rarely invest our money into something we can actually use, let alone anything that is going to give us hours and hours of fun. Even if you invest in gold, which might sound like a more interesting option, it’s not as if you can actually wear your invested gold as jewellery…
Do androids dream of income tax?
By 2030, it is estimated that one in five jobs in Britain will be automated. When you consider that the workers currently doing these jobs pay income tax, this may pose quite a problem for the Inland Revenue. One solution that has been suggested is that of a ‘robot tax’.
The end of LISA? Time to get your lifetime ISA before it disappears?
The new girl on the block, in terms of saving products, seems like she may not actually be around for much longer. LISA, or the lifetime ISA, is being threatened with abolition by a Treasury committee, having only been on the market for 16 months.