Ashley Shepherd is the founder and managing director at Over50choices. With over 30 years’ experience in financial services, he has held senior roles in building societies, banks and insurance companies.
A recent news story in the Daily Mail says that a cascade of wealt of more than pound;400billion is set to flow to younger generations from their grandparents; Wills in the coming years.
Who is going to pay the costs for your funeral when you die? It might seem like the kind of macabre question that is best not asked but...
Only a shocking 16% of Brits aged 45 and above have a prepaid funeral plan in place. And those without a funeral plan donrsquo;t realise how affordable a plan could be and how easy it is to set one up.
Shocking research from Royal London shows people who go in to residential care could face bills from pound;50,000 to pound;93,000 at the end of their life.
For anyone much over the age of say 40-45, the idea of constantly changing energy suppliers still seems strange. Many of us can remember when the energy suppliers were nationalised and market choice was limited to non-existent
Over-optimistic pricing is often one of the biggest single factors in delaying a sale ndash; so try to avoid that if at all possible.
Over 5 million people in the UK have some form of health insurance - and itrsquo;s popular for a reason. There are so many advantages to investing in health insurance including high quality care, more choice, value for money and peace of mind.
From May, grieving families could be forced to take out short-term loans in order to implement the probate process suggests Government analysis, following an increase to fees.
There has probably never been a better time for us over 50s to get out and see the world; of course, you should be selective and look at holiday types that arenrsquo;t just targeted at the over-50s but are also of a type you have good reason to believe yoursquo;ll enjoy
Sooner or later, someone will have to pay for your funeral when you die. The question is whether you are going to make it easier for your surviving family or friends to foot that bill by taking action now in order to make provision for the future.
Letrsquo;s talk about health insurance by answering some of the questions yoursquo;ve asked us about this important subject.
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