Radcliffe Blog
Alex Blake

🍂 Autumn Statement 2023 🍂

🔎 Our summary of the key announcements, delivered by the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on 22nd November… The Autumn Statement had been initially trailed as focusing on the longer-term issues facing

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Radcliffe Blog
Alex Blake

Financial Focus #5 🧐

💭 An uncertain future for the Triple Lock! 🔐 State pension increases could be outpacing inflation next April, and there’s no guarantee of the Triple Lock surviving the next election…

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Radcliffe Blog
Alex Blake

Is Cash King?

Cash has understandably become far more attractive as an investment position in the last 12 months as interest rates have jumped sharply. Why take market risk when you can get

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Radcliffe Blog
Alex Blake

Financial Focus #4 🧐

The case for increasing pension contributions… A new think tank report highlights the need to increase pension contributions. Over time, good ideas start to age. Take, for example, automatic enrolment

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Radcliffe Blog
Alex Blake

Financial Focus #3 🧐

Deferring your state pension You do not have to take your state pension at state pension age. The current state pension age (SPA) – the earliest age at which you

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