Life is full of challenges and possibly the single biggest challenge of longer life expectancy is working out how to finance it. There are more options than “just” pensions and even if you do go down the pension route (which is often a very sensible approach), there can be all kinds of considerations involved in […]
Archives for February 2020
Help to buy is extended (and limited)
The Help to Buy scheme has been both extended and limited. It’s been extended because it now runs to 2023. It’s been limited because it’s now only open to first-time buyers. Another new twist to the scheme is that the government has introduced new price caps for properties bought under the scheme. Only London keeps […]
The reality of average risk
Averages can be both interesting and informative, but they can also be misleading. Firstly, there are three different ways of calculating them (mean, median and mode), which can produce significantly different results. Secondly, even if “average figures” suggest that there is little likelihood of a negative event happening to you, it can still make a […]