Tens of thousands of self-invested personal pension (Sipp) plans with property holdings could land their beneficiaries with an inheritance tax (IHT) nightmare after new rules come into effect next ...

Government plans to make inheritance tax due on pensions, plus other changes to IHT rules, have seen a leap in people enquiring about the use of trusts to protect their wealth. So what are trusts, and ...

Dear Eric: My husband and I have been married 31 years. We each have two children of our own. They are all grown. His boys have different mothers; I raised one and helped with the younger one. As soon ...

Good financial planning starts with honesty and a willingness to confront the uncomfortable. Start by drawing up a list of all your assets, debts, income streams and the regular payments you are ...

Did our AI summary help? For a lot of parents, especially in India, leaving behind property feels obvious. A home is tangible. You can see it, touch it, point to it and say, “This is for you.” It ...