A growing number of councils are issuing warnings to their residents through social media, telling them to remain vigilant in the wake of the latest cold-calling scam. There have been...
A range of benefits, including Universal Credit, Child Benefit, Pension Credit and the state pension have gone up by 3.1% this week. However, this is just half of the current...
Episode 364 - On this week's podcast I explain an investment strategy known as 'averaging down' and how it differs from pound cost averaging. I also talk about tax-free childcare...
In the spring budget, The Chancellor of the Exchequer made changes to the provision for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) which included a £3 weekly increase to the minimum amount that...
The government is changing its eligibility criteria for its Warm Home Discount, with an extra 750,000 households soon able to claim it. However, around 300,000 disability benefit claimants will no...
The 147th episode of my weekly YouTube show where I discuss what is happening in investment markets and what to look out for. This week I talk about how markets...
Episode 363 - On this week's podcast I talk through an end of tax year checklist. I also explain why the cost of green energy tariffs are, somewhat counterintuitively, rising...
NHS prescription charges have been frozen for the first time in 12 years. The cost per item will stay at £9.35 for the financial year 2022/23 for people in England,...
The 146th episode of my weekly YouTube show where I discuss what is happening in investment markets and what to look out for. This week I talk about equity market...
Episode 362 - On this week's podcast I discuss how to invest in order to take advantage of higher inflation. We also discuss the implications of having long covid and...
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