The property market is currently defying all predictions. At Continuum, we are looking at why, whether the gains can be maintained, and if we are due for a house price correction.
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Understanding quantitative easing – and what it means for you
The Bank of England has promised to do whatever is required to get Britain’s economy back on its feet – including printing more money. In a process known as quantitative easing, it will create an extra £150 billion and pump it into the economy.
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Funding your long term care
The medical advances that mean that we are all living longer come with a sting in the tail. The extra years may come at the cost of physical and mental frailty. We may need care in our old age.
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What are bonds, and should you look at them now?
Buying shares in a business is easy enough to understand. But there is another market – the bond market. But what exactly are the bonds?
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Accidental inheritance – leaving your money to the wrong people
More complex family structures mean people are at risk of losing track of who will inherit their pension and insurance plans.
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