The best ways to share your assets with loved ones and good causes

My husband Erik leaned over my shoulder as I logged into my computer and opened up our bank account. We had just £907. But then I hit the refresh button, and there it was – six figures instead of thre

Following an individual’s death in Scotland, the civil courts had a process known as ‘confirmation’, the equivalent of ‘probate’ in England, Wales and Ireland, through which an executor could be appoi

Successive generations of savers have built retirement plans that come to fruition when they stop work – often the time when they can start claiming their state pension, currently at age 66. But many

How to have difficult conversations and help your children when you split

More than a third (36%) of women are heading towards retirement with far less money than they need*. And it’s hardly surprising when 58% of us have taken time out of work – whether to raise children o