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Financial expert Peter Sharkey says equity release is a great way to afford bucket list items during retirement

Financial expert Peter Sharkey says equity release is a great way to afford bucket list items during retirement

OPINION: Using equity release to achieve life goals

Equity Release offers a potential route back to normality, argues Peter Sharkey

Equity Release offers a potential route back to normality, argues Peter Sharkey

OPINION: Decimated pension? There’s a possible solution

Renegogiating monthly subscriptions and switching off energy-consuming devices could help you save money, says financial expert Peter Sharkey

Renegogiating monthly subscriptions and switching off energy-consuming devices could help you save money, says financial expert Peter Sharkey

OPINION: Switching on to switching off

Second-hand car prices have risen dramatically since the pandemic due to microchip shortages

Second-hand car prices have risen dramatically since the pandemic due to microchip shortages

OPINION: How to save money as used car values surge

Financial expert Peter Sharkey looks at rising energy bills including how much it will now cost to run a fridge-freezer

Financial expert Peter Sharkey looks at rising energy bills including how much it will now cost to run a fridge-freezer

OPINION: Look after the pennies...

Financial expert Peter Sharkey explains how you can pay off credit card in debt with equity release from smartER

Financial expert Peter Sharkey explains how you can pay off credit card in debt with equity release from smartER

OPINION: Consolidating debt? Consider the 'smartER' option

Financial expert Peter Sharkey explains how you could save on your car insurance

Financial expert Peter Sharkey explains how you could save on your car insurance

OPINION: How motorists can save £300+ on car insurance

Equity release has become a popular method for property owners aged 55+ to release tax-free funds from their property and effectively reduce future Inheritance Tax liability for their children

Equity release has become a popular method for property owners aged 55+ to release tax-free funds from their property and effectively reduce future Inheritance Tax liability for their children

How to avoid a 40pc tax on your home

Financial expert Peter Sharkey examines if it is worth investing in dividends from a number of high-performing companies

Financial expert Peter Sharkey examines if it is worth investing in dividends from a number of high-performing companies

OPINION: Are average dividend returns of 7pc worth pursuing?

Financial expert Peter Sharkey argues nuclear reactors could ensure the UK becomes self-sufficient in energy production by 2035

Financial expert Peter Sharkey argues nuclear reactors could ensure the UK becomes self-sufficient in energy production by 2035

OPINION: Dramatic action needed on UK fuel security

Not searching for alternative car and home insurance options is costing people hundreds of pounds a year

Not searching for alternative car and home insurance options is costing people hundreds of pounds a year

OPINION: Car insurance savings could reach £319

Financial expert Peter Sharkey argues that getting active about your finances can save you thousands

Financial expert Peter Sharkey argues that getting active about your finances can save you thousands

OPINION: Jettison inertia and save money

Financial expert Peter Sharkey says there are options for those wishing to get the most out of their home without draining their savings

Financial expert Peter Sharkey says there are options for those wishing to get the most out of their home without draining their savings

OPINION: Using equity release for home improvements

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about lasting power of attorney

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about lasting power of attorney

What should I do with my father's finances?

Financial expert Peter Sharkey discusses why a broker's advice can be invaluable for saving on mortgages and car insurance

Financial expert Peter Sharkey discusses why a broker's advice can be invaluable for saving on mortgages and car insurance

OPINION: Broker’s advice remains invaluable

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about the Nil Rate Band (NRB)

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about the Nil Rate Band (NRB)

Can I use my late husband's unused Inheritance Tax allowance?

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about Buy to Let mortgages

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about Buy to Let mortgages

Can I get a Buy to Let mortgage for a rental property?

St Bene't's Church is the oldest building in Cambridge

St Bene't's Church is the oldest building in Cambridge

OPINION: Cost of insuring Victorian homes surges by almost 12pc

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about key person protection

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about key person protection

Should I get key person protection insurance?

Financial expert Peter Sharkey argues that newly-constructed properties offer opportunities for an immediate uplift in value.

Financial expert Peter Sharkey argues that newly-constructed properties offer opportunities for an immediate uplift in value.

OPINION: Property investment has never been an easy option

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about the cap on care fees due to be introduced in 2023

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about the cap on care fees due to be introduced in 2023

How will the new cap on care fees affect me?

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about life insurance cover

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about life insurance cover

What types of life insurance are available?

The Institute for Economic Affairs called the demographic changes highlighted in the census “an economic time bomb

The Institute for Economic Affairs called the demographic changes highlighted in the census “an economic time bomb

OPINION: Defusing the economic time bomb

Financial expert Peter Sharkey says you should make sure your home insurance policy covers accidental damage

Financial expert Peter Sharkey says you should make sure your home insurance policy covers accidental damage

OPINION: New wave of DIY expected as property values stall

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about tracking down old pension funds

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about tracking down old pension funds

How can I track down old pensions?

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about deliberate deprivation of assets and home ownership

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about deliberate deprivation of assets and home ownership

Should we transfer home ownership to avoid care fees?

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about Lifetime Lending and Equity Release

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about Lifetime Lending and Equity Release

Is Lifetime Lending a good idea?

Financial expert Peter Sharkey explains why your home might be at risk of under-insurance

Financial expert Peter Sharkey explains why your home might be at risk of under-insurance

OPINION: Homeowners risk being under-insured

Financial expert Peter Sharkey explores how motorists can save cash with Moneymapp.com

Financial expert Peter Sharkey explores how motorists can save cash with Moneymapp.com

OPINION: How 'under the cosh' motorists can save cash

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about acting as a financial Power of Attorney

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about acting as a financial Power of Attorney

Should I be my uncle's financial Power of Attorney?

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about investing in Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs)

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about investing in Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs)

Should I invest in a Venture Capital Trust (VCT)?

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about saving with an ISA

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about saving with an ISA

ISAs explained: Should I open a savings account?

Financial expert Peter Sharkey offers an easy way to save on your car insurance

Financial expert Peter Sharkey offers an easy way to save on your car insurance

OPINION: How to save £290 on your car insurance

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about setting up a trust for your heirs

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about setting up a trust for your heirs

How can I ensure my estate will be used wisely by my beneficiaries?

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about model investment portfolios

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about model investment portfolios

Should I use a model portfolio for my investments?

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about managing mortgage repayments

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about managing mortgage repayments

How can we keep up on our mortgage payments?

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about the Residence Nil Rate Band (RNRB)

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about the Residence Nil Rate Band (RNRB)

What is the Residence Nil Rate Band (RNRB)?

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about financial planning and investments

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about financial planning and investments

Where should I invest my inheritance?

The knowledge that your family will be looked after should something untoward happen is undoubtedly comforting, says financial expert Peter Sharkey

The knowledge that your family will be looked after should something untoward happen is undoubtedly comforting, says financial expert Peter Sharkey

OPINION: The price of happiness and contentment

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about pension scams and fraudsters

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about pension scams and fraudsters

Should I move my pension into a bank scheme?

Those living on fixed incomes, including pensioners, are facing a cost of living squeeze, says financial expert Peter Sharkey

Those living on fixed incomes, including pensioners, are facing a cost of living squeeze, says financial expert Peter Sharkey

OPINION: Inflationary pressure mounts

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about your workplace pension scheme

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about your workplace pension scheme

Can I still build my work pension fund at age 66?

Financial expert Peter Sharkey argues that sorting out a self-invested personal pension could be an excellent Bank Holiday project to save you money

Financial expert Peter Sharkey argues that sorting out a self-invested personal pension could be an excellent Bank Holiday project to save you money

OPINION: A potentially profitable Bank Holiday plan

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about health insurance cover as a sole trader

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about health insurance cover as a sole trader

Can I get insurance to cover illness as a sole trader?

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about how a poor credit score might affect the chances of getting a joint mortgage

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about how a poor credit score might affect the chances of getting a joint mortgage

Will poor credit rating affect our joint mortgage application?

Increases in life expectancy will have implications for state-funded pension schemes, argues financial expert Peter Sharkey

Increases in life expectancy will have implications for state-funded pension schemes, argues financial expert Peter Sharkey

OPINION: Increased life expectancy requires better state pensions

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about ISAs and return on investment

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about ISAs and return on investment

Can ISAs give a good return on investments?

Financial expert Peter Sharkey argues that a second property offers the opportunity for peaceful staycations rather than travel disruption

Financial expert Peter Sharkey argues that a second property offers the opportunity for peaceful staycations rather than travel disruption

OPINION: How staycations help you avoid travel bedlam

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about using a pension fund to pay for home improvements

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about using a pension fund to pay for home improvements

Can I use my pension fund to pay for home extension?

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about mortgage overpayments

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about mortgage overpayments

Should I make overpayments on my mortgage?

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about reducing Inheritance Tax (IHT) liability

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about reducing Inheritance Tax (IHT) liability

How can I reduce Inheritance Tax liability for my kids?

Financial expert Peter Sharkey explains why a simple domestic task like building a fence exposes global shortages and the cost of living

Financial expert Peter Sharkey explains why a simple domestic task like building a fence exposes global shortages and the cost of living

OPINION: Fence building highlights impact of global shortages

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about consolidating your pension schemes

Ask the expert at Smith & Pinching about consolidating your pension schemes

Should I consolidate my pensions into one scheme?