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“Saving through difficult times”
I realised in September 2008 that I should pay more attention to my own financial security but I am only 30 years old and my salary is still somewhat modest. What can I do now to protect my future as … Continue reading
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“Paying for My Children’s Education”
Q. My children’s school fees have risen by about 8 percent compared with last year and are now BD 5,700 per child. I have the money for this term but am concerned that I will have trouble keeping up the … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged collage fee planning, college cost planning, college financial planning, college planning, college savings plans, education cost planning, education fee planning, fees private schools, planning for college, private school fee, private school fee planning, private school fees, private school investment fund, university fee planning
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“Uk Pension Scheme, don’t just leave it”
When I first came to Bahrain I expected only to stay for a couple of years but now I have been here almost 5 and intend to stay abroad indefinitely; I used to work for local government in the UK … Continue reading
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“The true cost of those little luxuries!”
I read about all the problems in the world such as natural disasters, political unrest, inflation and economic problems. How I can still save money and have it grow for my future with all this uncertainty? First of all if … Continue reading
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“Plan in detail for those University costs”
Q. I will be graduating from a Bahrain high school in two years time and am already thinking about which university I’d like to attend. However, I am concerned that I will not be able to afford all the costs, … Continue reading
“Making a Will with the future in mind”
Q.I am an expatriate who has been living and working in Bahrain for almost 20 years and I have decided it’s time to plan my estate in the event of my death. I have property both here and back in … Continue reading
My home is my “Nest Egg”.
I have a young family and a sizeable mortgage I want to pay off the mortgage as soon as I can but still want to keep some money to save for the future and other eventualities. Trying to pay off the … Continue reading
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Tagged actuary, added years, annuity, AVC, best buy, cat mark, catmark, civil service pension, company pension, company pension scheme, department work pension, employee pension, final salary, final salary scheme, financial advice, financial planning, financial services, flexible pension, free-standing AVC, FSAVC, government pension, guaranteed annuities, guaranteed income, IFA, income, income drawdown, income in old age, independent financial adviser, inflation, inheritance, investment, low-cost, lump sum, maturity, money purchase, OAP, ombudsman, paid up, pay, pension, pension advice, pension fund, pension plan, pension scheme, pension top up, pension transfer, pension trustee, pensioner, personal pension, personal pension plan, planning for retirement, portable pension, probate, retirement, retirement income, s226 pension, salary, SERPS, stakeholder, stakeholder pension, state pension, tax-free cash lump sum, top performing, tracker, transfer, transfer penalties, trustee, uk personal finance, value for money, waiver of insurance benefits, watchdog, wealth, will, with-profits pension
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