Why lose this year’s allowances for tax-free savings in ISAs? With just weeks to go before this year’s ISA allowances of £7,200 expire, you could set up ISA accounts to save for your children’s education.
Why lose this year’s allowances for tax-free savings in ISAs? With just weeks to go before this year’s ISA allowances of £7,200 expire, you could set up ISA accounts to save for your children’s education.
Almost 3 in 10 parents are forced to remortgage their homes, due to a lack of financial planning for a growing generation of Yuckies (Young Unwitting Costly Kids), according to a new report from The Children’s Mutual. These are the parents of the ‘Babygloomers’ generation.

The cost of sending a child born this year for a 3-year course at university in 2028 is likely to top £64,000. University costs have already reached £42,000 in 2010, and are rising every year. To manage such a substantial challenge, forward thinking and family financial planning are crucial.

The government is finally recognising that our children are never too young to learn the very basics of good financial planning, saving, and general ‘money sense’.

Forget that pink lady doll and the games console – a brand new pension is the gift of choice from financial advisers for their children, according to new research by financial software specialist 1st-The Exchange.
The recession has taken its toll on the mindset of Britain’s savers, with saving for emergencies now top priority in their financial planning, according to National Savings & Investments (NS&I).
While retirement saving was top priority three years ago, pension planning has now dropped into 4th place in autumn 2009, as savers seek to squirrel cash away for a rainy day, according to the Autumn 2009 Quarterly Savings Survey by National Savings & Investments.