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20 February 2018

Mature Market for Mortgages

Lending into retirement is gaining greater emphasis as people get on the housing ladder later in life. The number of new mortgages due to mature when the borrower is between 79 and 84 has risen by 162 per cent between the first half of 2015 and the same time in 2017. To fill the demand […]

17 February 2018

Why Invest?

Traditional financial advice tells us to save for the future. But with interest rates notoriously low, savings are simply no longer an effective means of securing your financial future. Wisely investing some capital in the stock market is a much better option, which can provide positive returns if you know how to manage your investments […]

15 February 2018

Cost of paupers’ funerals in Coventry

Coventry City Council were the 10th highest local authority in terms of the amount spent on public health funerals in 2015/16, spending £56,858.99, on a total of 46 pauper funerals. The number of paupers’ funerals has increased dramatically in just five years, with Coventry one of the busiest councils in the country. Otherwise known as […]

14 February 2018

Women’s Pensions

The percentage of women saving into a defined contribution (DC) workplace pension scheme has increased from 40 per cent in 2012 to 73 per cent in 2016, figures from the Department of Work & Pensions (DWP) have revealed. According to the government, these figures show workplace pension participation among men and women across the UK […]

11 February 2018

Baby-Boomer Retirement Crisis Looms

“Longevity and a decade of historically low interest rates are proving a dangerous cocktail for the over-50s generation according to new joint research by The London Institute of Banking & Finance and Seven Investment Management (7IM).” Read more.

10 February 2018

When to get your family involved in your Financial Affairs?

At Cotswold Independent Financial Services in our role to support our clients in their financial plans and we find that sometimes it is helpful to involve your family and beneficiaries in this process. The benefits of doing this are that they understand decisions and their implications on their own financial plans. In this process of […]

6 February 2018

What will happen to Pensions in 2018?

Many people could be in for a shock when they check their pay packet in April 2018. That’s because of a big change that will affect millions of people, who will see a bigger slice of their pay automatically diverted to a savings pot for their pension. Automatic enrolment went live in 2012 and but […]

3 February 2018

The value of Financial Advice

With increased pension freedoms and the changing nature of work with more onus on an individual for safeguarding their financial future at Cotswold Independent Financial Services we were surprised to read a survey which showed only 8 per cent of people speak to a financial adviser about their financial decisions, a poll by Aegon has […]

2 February 2018

Estate Planning and Property Ownership

As members of the Society of Will Writers we wanted to share their article on property ownership and its implications on Estate Planning. When it comes to estate planning it’s very important that you know how you own your property. Is your property owned by you or your partner solely? If you own the property […]

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