If you’ve been living overseas for years, there may come a time when you start thinking about returning home. This guide explains why expats return to the UK, the most common financial and tax traps to watch out for, and what smart planning can achieve.
Did you know that women typically live longer than men? This fact applies irrespective of nationality. In the UK, the difference in life expectancy is almost 4 years. Women also tend to have much shorter working tenures than men, which means less time to build up retirement funds.
I was watching Marie Kondo on Netflix last night (yes, being stuck at home due to the coronavirus has become that desperate already). If you haven’t heard of her, she is the author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying. Anyway, it made me think of how a spot of tidying could be applied to our personal finances. You see, if we have too many financial products, be they bank accounts, pensions, investments or insurances, it leads to us not being…