Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Having a financial plan with clearly-defined goals gives you a sense of control and reduces money worries. This translates into higher self-esteem, says a new psychologist’s report. Read more by clicking on the headline.
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Friday, June 11th, 2010
Parents are urging their children to focus on saving rather than property as the mainstay of their pension planning. Aviva has revealed that 76% of parents advise their children that to rely solely on property is ‘too risky’.
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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
As pensions annuity rates dip under 6%, pension income for new retirees is worsening. In 2009, 63% of retirees didn’t bother to shop around, opting to buy their pensions annuity from the first company that offered – their existing pensions provider. Using your ‘Open Market Option’ to compare pensions annuities can stack £100s on to your pension income.
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Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Over 33m UK adults (68%) say they have put retirement planning on hold, and will not give up work on their official retirement date, according to the new Real Retirement Report by Aviva.
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Friday, May 14th, 2010

Most UK workers would return to work before fully recovered from illness, for cash reasons, according to Aviva. Taking income protection insurance would give them time to fully recover, and not risk their health.
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Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
Aviva has become the latest large UK employer to propose an end to final salary pensions. Its own employees and those of subsidiary RAC would instead be offered defined contribution pensions moving forward. Unions say the move could cut their final pension pots by a third.
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Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Single income families are on the rise, and the number of stay at home dads has increased tenfold to 600,000 in 10 years. Personal insurance, including life cover and critical illness cover, are all the more important to protect a family from losing its only income, with no second income to fall back on.
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Families in the UK are £6 a week worse off than a year ago, according to new figures published this week by supermarket chain Asda. Savings meanwhile are, on average, adequate for just 14 days of living costs.
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Monday, March 8th, 2010

A 45-year-old male smoker can save £276 on his annual life insurance premiums, and £1,000 per year on tobacco spending, by quitting cigarettes. The savings on tobacco will more than pay for the life insurance cover, according to Aviva.
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Friday, March 5th, 2010

If you are one of the13% of people in the UK who have taken out critical illness cover to protect themselves against losing their income through ill-health, you are probably aware that critical illness insurance offers identical cover for your children – free of charge.
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