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Combining your pensions can make retirement planning a lot simpler, but is it right for you? We explore the pros and cons of pension consolidation.

The way you manage your money after university can put you on the path to financial success. Here are four tips for your financial checklist.

Many UK adults are facing a shortfall in their pension savings. We explore how big your pension needs to be and four ways to help close any gaps.

We explore the merits of investing in index funds and how they relate to Vanguard’s four investing principles.

Want to improve your retirement prospects? We explore nine ways to boost your pension savings, no matter where you are in your retirement planning journey.

The capital gains tax allowance has been halved to £3,000 for the 2024-25 tax year. Here, we explore some of the ways to help reduce your CGT exposure.

Our experts’ latest views on the global economy, including the outlook for growth, inflation, jobs and interest rates.

Many of us aspire to achieve a certain quality of life or fund a specific goal or goals. Being explicit about them helps investors turn aspirations into reality.

A million pounds is more than most of us will save in our pensions. But it can provide some useful perspective when planning your own retirement.

Combining regular and disciplined saving with tax relief and low costs is a powerful cocktail if your aim is to retire with a seven-figure sum.

Spreading your investments across different assets, sectors and countries can help reduce the overall volatility of your portfolio, while also cushioning against unnecessarily large losses from any one investment.

We explore how interest rates can affect shares and bonds and what the Bank of England’s rate cut could mean for you.