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Deathbed IHT planning: are there any last-minute strategies to avoid inheritance tax?

Thursday, September 15, 2011 | Posted by: Naomi Smith
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: tax planning, inheritance tax, IHT, will, Naomi Smith, gifts, estate planning, BPR, Business Property Relief, IHT planning, deathbed planning, death duties, death taxes

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The concept of death taxes can come as a surprise to many. If you haven’t done any estate planning and you are looking for a quick fix, what options are available?

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Christmas wealth management – or why you should think twice before buying expensive gifts

Wednesday, December 02, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Personal | Tags: wealth management, Christmas, gifts, Tim Harford, economics, Joel Waldfogel, deadweight loss, presents

With the Christmas shopping season in full swing, is it worth you shelling out big money on expensive gifts this Christmas? Recently, the FT’s Undercover Economist, Tim Harford, gave a talk at London’s Cass Business School in which he explained the economics of happiness, dating and Christmas. And when it came to analysing the contents of Santa’s sack, he revealed that the old adage is true: it really is the thought that counts…

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