Six out of 10 families don’t even have basic life insurance, with nine out of 10 without critical illness, a further nine out of 10 without income protection while the same number of families don’t feel they have adequate financial protection, research from Aviva reveals today. Single parent families are the most likely not to be financially protected and are also the most likely to feel financially vulnerable as a result of being under or unprotected. Seventy-six percent of single [...]

HOW MANY OF YOU have your ISA’s or Pension invested in cash? The British consumer price index has risen to 3.7% in December, its highest rate in eight months, according to the Office for National Statistics. The rate is up from 3.3% in November 2010, while the retail prices index rose from 4.7% to 4.8%. The hike comes amid concerns that the rise in VAT from 17.5% to 20%, which came into effect from January 4, could act as a further [...]