Q. My husband and I are getting divorced. I will be reliant on the maintenance he is due to pay me on behalf of our two children, who are 5 and 7, until they are grown up. I feel vulnerable if anything happens to him during this time. A. Most solicitors advocate a clean break financial settlement… Read more »
Q. I am a consultant surgeon and a member of the 1995 NHS Pension scheme. As I am more than 10 years from retirement I will be joining the new 2015 NHS scheme on 1st April next year. I have been sent a letter with my payslip about a “Choice 2” exercise, where I can… Read more »
Topics covered this week in the attached: 2014 investment returns A rocky start to 2015 The UK in 2015 US central bank upbeat amid lower oil prices Greece – again! Oil – still! Personal Finance Compass For the Market Comment please click below. Tatton’s Weekly 9 January 2015
Topics covered this week in the attached: Oil price finds floor, markets bounce up, Russian Rouble in Crisis GLOBAL OUTLOOK 2015 UK wages grow amid falling inflation and a divided BoE Yellen’s measured confidence plays Santa for stock markets UK banks pass stress tests in good shape Rouble rises a bit from the rubble Greek… Read more »
Q. I have a Building Society Bond maturing at the end of December with a reinvestment option at an interest rate of 1.55% gross for a further year. This does not sound very good. Are there any better options? I am 72 and a non tax payer so I have been getting my interest paid… Read more »
