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Take a look at some of our impartial financial guides below. They're designed to help you make better decisions and show you how to make the most of your finances.

Beginners Guide To Life Insurance

Who really needs protection? “Only two things in life are guaranteed…” A few of us have heard that saying before. In that sense I suppose…
A Financial Health Service For Scotland

The long awaited ‘Financial Health Service’ for Scotland recently took a further step towards becoming a reality in April 2015 when the legislation was laid…
PPI Claims Process Now Under Stricter Control, Says Claims Management Firm Missoldppiclaims.info

Unscrupulous claims firms hoping to make a quick buck at the expense of customers are now facing strict new rules to prevent them from doing…
All You Need To Know About Scottish Trust Deeds In Scotland

A Scottish Trust Deed is defined as a legal debt solution usually expressed in the form of a contract. The contract is between a debtor…
Credit Licenses Refused As The OFT Drives Up Industry Standards

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has ramped up its efforts to drive up standards in the financial sector by refusing to grant credit licenses…
Personal Tax Planning And Income Tax

The amount of taxes that you will need to pay can be significantly affected by income tax planning, and you can often enjoy a lower…
Energy Companies Owed Money By One In Five Households, Says Leading Trust Deed Provider

Around five million households are currently in debt with their energy providers, says leading Trust Deed provider Trust-deed-scotland.co.uk. A study of 2000 people by the…
Fractional Reserve Banking – How The Banks Make Money Out Of Thin Air

How much money do you think is created by the Government in the UK? Half? Three quarters? It’s the Government that prints money so it…
How Much Tax On £100 Earned Are You Actually Paying?

There’s an old saying; “There’s nothing certain in life but death and taxes.” Nobody likes paying taxes. Every month when we get our pay slips…
Is your Life Insurance In Trust?

Generally speaking we take life cover for a purpose, it’s not just something we wake up in the morning and decide that we need to…
Millions Suffer as Council Supports Benefit Cuts

The Citizens Advice Bureau feel recent local authority benefit cuts are causing poverty, hardship and in some cases, financial ruin. This is the latest round…
What Is an Overdraft?

In layman’s terms, being overdrawn, or getting an overdraft, is when you exceed the amount that you have in your bank account. Being overdrawn is…
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