Posts Tagged ‘Salary’

Always take the time to make an online life insurance comparison

Like most people I find balancing the household finances at the end of the month a struggle. With three children all under eight and me not in full time work we need to watch every penny and I have become adept at making the money last and would be described by the popular press as [...]

Considering all the potential problems which Pension Reform may cause, will it definitely be introduced in 2012?

Reform of Occupational Pensions has been discussed for many years now and it is only recently that legislation has finally been agreed. The Labour government introduced the intended changes and although many people thought the new coalition government would cancel the proposed reform, they passed it and agreed for the rules to begin from October [...]

Is your business ready for the new rules regarding business pensions?

New government legislation will be introduced from 2012 and is highly likely to increase costs for most employers.  They will be forced to pay up to 3% of the wages of the majority of their employees into a company pension scheme. This is only one of several issues that will affect costs because of the [...]

Great Idea…Lousy Name

Obviously, nobody asked the marketing guys before coming up with this one. Who in the world thought up the name “non-qualified deferred compensation?” Oh, it’s descriptive alright. But who wants anything “non-qualified?” Do you want a “non-qualified” doctor, lawyer, or accountant? What’s worse is deferring compensation. How many people [...]

Different Types Of Real Estate Investments

The fastest growing commodity in the United States is real estate. In 2005, it increased in value by 12% compared to other goods and services that increased by only 4.5%. With such a high return on their investment, many people are purchasing real estate instead of stocks and bonds.
Some investors choose to invest in run [...]

Buy to let mortgages: long term investment on the concrete

Buy to let mortgages: long term investment on the concrete structure.
Buy to let mortgage market was worth 21.8 billion in 2004 and accounted to 38.2 % of commercial market in the same year. The buy to let market has grown more than any market as a whole which is remarkable. Such a strong market [...]