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Finance Finding your IFISA sweet spot Finding your IFISA sweet spot can help you get a balanced rate of return for moderate risk. Here's how an Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) can help you bypass stodgy, under-performing ISAs and get the returns you expect for a risk you’re willing to take. Read more	0	22nd Mar 2019 James Hester
Finance > News & Views How will Brexit affect my retirement pension? Brexit is imminent and many thousands of Britons still do not know how their pensions will fare when the UK exits the EU. Read more	0	20th Mar 2019 Peter McGahan
Finance > News & Views How will Brexit affect my monthly bills As the interminable Brexit wrangles continue we take a look at how leaving the Eu will affect your monthly bills. Read more	1	14th Mar 2019 Peter McGahan
Finance > Property Why rent instead of buy? Renting may not suit everyone, but it’s growing in popularity and more retired people could step off off the property ladder and join ‘Generation Rent’, writes Gillian Girling. Read more	0	7th Mar 2019 Gillian Girling
Finance > News & Views Brexit B-Day house price risks Brexit: It’s like trying to use a kitchen roll for a boat sail in a multiple angle storm. Read more	0	4th Mar 2019 Peter McGahan
Finance > News & Views Tax free life insurance or 55% tax? Peter McGahan has news for the 8.5million breadwinners in the UK who have no life insurance at all - leaving the UK under insured by £263 billion. Read more	0	22nd Feb 2019 Peter McGahan
Finance How would the over-50s fare in a no-deal Brexit? One of the biggest worries for the over-50s is the economic uncertainty that comes with Brexit. Find out how to protect yourself in the event of no deal. Read more	0	19th Feb 2019 Cillian Wilson
Finance Life insurance, over 50s plan or funeral plan? Guaranteed over 50s life insurance plans can provide peace of mind and safeguard your loved ones against the financial burden of a funeral after you are gone. Read more	0	19th Feb 2019 Theodore Hung
Finance > News & Views Understanding Environmental, Social and Governance Reducing risk, extra returns, and being nice with it. That’s ESG. Read more	1	12th Feb 2019 Peter McGahan
Finance > News & Views The surge of socially responsible investing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing is experiencing a boom as people seek to insure their money is invested ethically - but is performance positive or neutral? Read more	1	4th Feb 2019 Peter McGahan
Finance > News & Views Brexit twaddle and your money Three years on from the referendum and the countdown to Brexit continues to throw uncertainty at our day to day finances, writes Peter McGahan. Read more	0	28th Jan 2019 Peter McGahan
Finance > News & Views The price of filling up In 1990 fuel was 40.2p per litre. In 2018 it was 122p, Peter McGahan examines whether this is just supply and demand or an example of markets being manipulated. Read more	0	16th Jan 2019 Peter McGahan
Finance > Money Saving Tips Wish your wallet a happy new year The new year may have started but there’s still time to think about making those financial resolutions for 2019. Read more	1	9th Jan 2019 50connect editorial
Finance > News & Views Why are financial markets important Financial markets can seem complex and confusing, but they are essential to the smooth running of global economies. Read more	0	7th Jan 2019 Laura Mills
Finance > News & Views Think It’s Too Late to Learn About Bitcoin? Think Again Find out why you are never too old to learn about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Read more	2	4th Jan 2019 50connect guest
Finance > Money Saving Tips Financial resolutions (part 2) In the second part of our New Year’s resolutions (the first was on debt management), Peter McGahan cover some of the broader financial planning tips. Read more	0	3rd Jan 2019 Peter McGahan
Finance > Money Saving Tips 2019 New Year debt resolutions Tips on how to reduce your personal debt and start 2019 on a sound financial footing. Read more	0	21st Dec 2018 Peter McGahan
Finance > News & Views The price of being a loyal customer Whether its energy, insurance or your mortgage - sticking with the same provider over time can have hidden expensive consequences. Read more	0	20th Dec 2018 50connect editorial
Finance > News & Views Further falls in markets and your investments With talk of trade wars and market instability, Peter McGahan warns that the cordiality of relations (or lack of) between Trump and China will continue to buffet investments. Read more	0	19th Dec 2018 Peter McGahan
Finance > News & Views Inheritance Tax to go digital: less admin, better guidance, but no quick solutions Sarah Coles says 'This will come as no comfort to anyone currently mired in the (IHT) process. You’re likely to hit your deadline for submitting your forms well before we see any material change.' Read more	0	10th Dec 2018 50connect editorial
Finance > News & Views How will Brexit affect my investments and finance A second referendum with a result to remain would undoubtedly have the most immediate positive impact on the market, particularly as investors looking for bargains would return to that cloudy investment market that is the UK. Read more	0	3rd Dec 2018 Peter McGahan
Finance > News & Views Brexit and my mortgage With so much uncertainty around Brexit, Peter McGahan looks at what affects house prices and mortgage rates and whether now is the time to buy or the time to sit tight. Read more	0	29th Nov 2018 Peter McGahan
Finance > News & Views Women falling way behind in personal pension planning Pension Review Service survey finds women lag male counterparts by a staggering 75 per cent Read more	0	15th Nov 2018 50connect editorial
Finance > News & Views Budget or Bodgit Peter McGahan cast an eye over the Chancellor's budget statement which brough a freeze on fuel, booze and tobacco and the prospect of a no interest loan scheme for the financially stretched. Read more	1	15th Nov 2018 Peter McGahan
Finance > News & Views “No-one told me the tide comes in” Peter McGahan takes another look at the shifting sands beneath tech stocks (FAANGs) and how you can protect yourself against market uncertainty. Read more	0	8th Nov 2018 Peter McGahan
Finance > News & Views Probate fees to soar from April 2019 Dan Atkinson of EQ Investors considers yesterday’s announcement that the cost of securing legal control over a deceased's estate will soar next April and provides a few options on what people can do. Read more	0	7th Nov 2018 50connect editorial
Finance > News & Views FAANGS for the bites Facebook No Halloween pun intended. Tech stocks are a very attractive option but if you think they are a safe option - think again. Read more	0	30th Oct 2018 Peter McGahan
Finance > Pensions Six solutions if you’re bumping up against the pensions annual allowance Sarah Coles of Hargreaves Lansdowne looks at six ways to make the most of your pension annual allowance. Read more	0	19th Oct 2018 50connect editorial
Finance > News & Views When a family member with dementia goes into care It can be a daunting and emotional time for families coming to the decision to move a relative with dementia into care. Rebecca Harbron Gray answers some frequently asked questions. Read more	0	19th Oct 2018 Gareth Hargreaves
Finance > News & Views Past performance a guide to the future? Analysing the consistency of investments and opportunities is key to understanding where risk lies, writes Peter McGahan. Read more	0	18th Oct 2018 Peter McGahan