Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts jumped to a total of £6.6 billion through the first nine months of the current 2025/26 tax year, meaning more families are falling into the trap of giving away part of ...

The belief that the mind and body are separate entities makes no sense, right? If I cut off your head, could you continue to live? Of course not! But, for a few brilliant philosophers and early ...

Government plans to make inheritance tax due on pensions, plus other changes to IHT rules, have seen a leap in people enquiring about the use of trusts to protect their wealth. So what are trusts, and ...

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I often work with people in many different age groups who have suddenly become wealthy as the result of a windfall inheritance. While there is a need to develop a comprehensive financial plan, it’s ...