How to dodge Labour’s double tax attack on pensions
The main purpose of a pension fund is to provide you with a comfortable retirement for your life and that of your spouse or partner so that you do not become a burden on others or indeed the state. Once this is secured, it becomes safer to make lifetime gifts to your children, the main […]
How to survive the cruise ship dinner table
Picture this scene: with newly sanitised hands and an appetite as big as the QE2, you have been seated at a restaurant table where you will dine for the duration of your cruise. You’re then handed a printed card by the couple next to you. It reads: “Please do not smile or greet us at […]
How to pivot your career when you’re sick of the rat race – but not ready to retire
Given the 3.6 million “economically inactive” people aged 50-64 in this country, along with Britain’s productivity problem, it’s a topic that should be receiving far more attention. In the 2023 Budget the Chancellor announced a big “returnership” initiative to help over-50s back to work, but it was later explained that this was really only signposting […]
How to maintain a career and a family – from non-negotiable family time to odd socks
If you have a question for Helena Morrissey about work, pay or family, please email [email protected] I speak at many events for women in business, and this topic comes up every single time. It doesn’t matter how often we discuss it: on a personal and practical level, the dilemma of career vs family is real […]