The Bank of England, London.
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Interest rate rises have an uneven effect depending on your savings, living conditions and stage of life.
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Making sure you have enough set aside for a long retirement has become more difficult over the past 25 years.
Households will feel the effect of rate rises as the Bank of England tries to slow inflation.
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The latest on the UK base rate rise and how it might affect your finances
Joan Kroc gave much to charity during her life and in her will after inheriting the McDonald’s fortune.
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Far fewer Americans include plans for bequests to nonprofits in their wills than give to charity on a regular basis. The pandemic could be a good reason to change that.
‘Not such a great idea.’
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The system brought in by the government to advise retirees since the 2015 reforms may actually be making things worse.
Ready for a rainy day?
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Financial reforms have given us a greater role in saving for retirement. Alas we’re not very good at it.
Retirees don’t always succeed in ensuring their retirement income lasts the distance.
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Annuities in their current form are largely unpopular, but with a bit of tweaking they could provide the retirement income fix Australia needs.
The focus is shifting to how Australians access their super to fund retirement.
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A good proportion of the Financial System Inquiry’s 460-page interim report is dedicated to a discussion of superannuation and, in particular, to making the financial system better at facilitating the…