savings
Pension planning has been a key topic in the last few months, amid the current economic uncertainty involving higher interest rates, rising inflation and the cost of living crisis in many countries. This has left some workers wondering if they are saving enough for their pensions, and if not, worrying about how to attain their retirement goals in a sustainable and comfortable way. This, in turn, has resulted in the rise of a variety of financial and pension planning rules, concerning how might be the best and most efficient way to apportion your money. According to various financial experts, t...
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As the cost of living crisis continues to sweep through most European countries, several workers have seen their savings and pensions erode, including retirement savings. This has also led to many being forced to increase their retirement ages, in order to make up the gap and be able to stay afloat in an increasingly uncertain economy. A new study by AgeCalculator.com, using Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) data gathered from between 2000 and 2020, shows that retirement ages in several European countries have risen significantly during this period. Bulgaria takes th...
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The end of the financial and tax year, 5 April, is upon us which means it's also the deadline for using up your Individual Savings Account (ISA) allowance for this year. An ISA is a way of investing or saving funds without having to pay taxes on the interest, dividends or capital gains received on that amount. The total amount allowed is capped at £20,000 (€23,339.7) for the year. Currently, basic-rate taxpayers can take £1,000 (€1,1700) in tax-free interest through their Personal Savings Allowance, while higher-rate taxpayers get a limit of £500 and additional rate taxpayers do not have any t...
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Saving money has never been more of a concern for most people, with inflation still uncomfortably high across Europe, and the cost of daily essentials rising rapidly. This has led to many having to cut back on luxuries and non-essential spending such as drinking and eating out, shopping, travel and personal care appointments. However, the social pressure to do these things may still be present in a lot of cases, especially with social media still making it seem like everyone you know is living their best life. It might also be more uncomfortable and embarrassing to turn down friends and relati...
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Five years after the EU finalised its new pan-European pensions product, PEPP, take-up is disappointing. As it stands, there’s just one provider – Finax. Chief Executive Officer Juraj Hrbatý says its PEPP has around €11m in assets under management and is currently only available to savers in four member states. “After one year of seriously running, we had around 5000 customers,” Hrbatý told Euronews. “It's less than we expected.” By his own admission, his newcomer company is, in the context of the bloc’s trillion-euro pensions industry, still just “peanuts, nobody”. At the time PEPP was launch...
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About 51% of Britons have revealed that they have a number of financial regrets, according to a survey by savings and investment specialist Unity Mutual. While Britain’s cost of living crisis may be slowly improving, everyday prices still remain uncomfortably high for a vast number of consumers. The Office for National Statistics’ latest public opinions and social trends’ report highlights that around 46% of UK adults saw a hike in the cost of living between 31 January and 11 February 2024. The survey, spanning across 2,000 UK respondents aged between 18 and 80, highlighted that one of the big...
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