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19.03.10 Growing your pension now
Pension contributions have fallen in the past year, just as the cost of living in retirement has come under an increasingly harsh spotlight. Read more

17.04.10 Government Must Step in to Fix the Pensions Catch 22
I decided a few months ago to return to the books of my school days. And having recently finished Joesph Heller's Catch 22, I cannot help comparing the madness that surrounded Captain Yossarian & Co. to that of our current financial predicament. Read more

18.02.10 Getting Access to Tax-Free Pension Cash an Option
One feature of the new pension simplification rules which took effect in April 2006 that seems to be attractive to some people right now is the ability to get a cash sum from a pension fund and then defer the uplift of the associated pension income until a later date. Read more

02.01.10 Inheritance Tax Needs Careful Planning as Assets Grow Ahead of Allowances
The spectre of inheritance tax (IHT) has become a political hot potato. Read more

11.08.09 Brace Yourself
Stewart McNeill has some words of warning for financial high fliers in light of the last Budget. Read more

01.04.09 Team Talk
It's more than teeth that need looking after in the practice, argues Stephen Harrower as he looks at how departing business partners can affect the remaining partnership. Read more

21.02.09 Debt Relief Drives Equity Release
Almost two-thirds of Scots taking out equity release plans are doing so to repay debts or mortgages, according to figures given exclusively to The Scotsman. Read more

10.01.09 Why McDonald's Sets the Standards for Financial Advisers
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12.07.08 Equity Release Proving a Credit-Crunch Winner
More homeowners struggling under the burden of the credit crunch are unlocking equity from theri property to maintain theri standard of living. Read more

10.04.10 NHS Pension Choices
Are you a member of the NHS Superannuation (Scotland) Scheme – 1995 Section? Read more