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The pivotal point of the Global Financial Crisis was arguably the collapse of Lehman Brothers, which triggered the final throes of the financial state of emergency and with it, the nadir just six months later.  This historic clash for the industry passed its 10th anniversary this weekend and while many lessons have been learned from the…

Whether you’re a young person or you have children and grandchildren, it’s important to start building financial resiliency early after research revealed 73% of young adults don’t have an emergency fund. Despite many people in their early thirties planning significant life milestones, such as buying a home or starting a family, research suggests they aren’t…

Using your gifting allowance effectively could mean you’re able to leave your children or grandchildren a significant, tax-free gift behind in the form of a £1 million pension. Discover the steps you can take to reach this goal. With auto-enrolment now in full force, the topic of saving for retirement has never been more relevant…

89% of first-time buyers describe the process as ‘really difficult’ with deposits, mortgage refusals, and purchases falling through being the biggest struggles. Find out how to make the process smoother. First-time buyers are facing an array of difficulties due to the pressures of the market as they embark on their home buying journey. According to…

Money concerns are a big worry for the millennial generation as they make plans for life milestones. But what areas can they improve to reach financial resilience? Money concerns are harming the millennial generation’s ability to plan for the future due to poor finance education in schools, new research from Samuel & Co Trading has…

We are almost three quarters of the way through 2018 and last week was characterised by new highs, new lows and some level of certainty. Amazon were the second company in US history to break through the $1 trillion market cap last week following in the footsteps of Apple a couple of weeks prior. Despite…

As the Turkish lira has struggled in recent weeks, another emerging economy’s currency has been suffering; the Argentine peso. The peso has lost almost half of its value since the start of the year, with a single day drop of 12% last week. In an effort to stabilise their economy, the central bank in Argentina…

The yield curve is a line that plots the yields of a series of bonds having equal credit quality but different maturity dates. Normally, we would expect the line to rise over time as investors expect higher yields to compensate for the risk in being invested for longer. However, a fall in the long-dated Treasury…