Guides
Our Beginner’s Guides written by Rosanna Spero, are designed to help give you an idea of different types of products and how they work. Rosanna has been writing about finance for 20 years – 12 of them at the Daily Mail. She now writes for a number of newspapers and has regular columns in a wide range of magazines.
Money affects every area of our lives, but managing it efficiently is not easy. Which savings plan, which protection insurance, which type of pension? There is so much choice. And information is often surrounded by jargon that makes brochures incomprehensible to most of us.
So Scottish Widows asked me if I could help demystify the process and write a series of jargon free guides.
We have tried to break down and explain clearly how pensions, for example, work and the different choices you will have to make when buying a product. Try reading one – using Scottish Widows series of useful calculators. When you feel comfortable that you understand the subject you can do further research on what plans are on offer and speak to one of Scottish Widows advisers or an independent financial adviser.
Happy reading.
Beginners’ Guide for Parents
We all want to give our children the best start in life. Find out about some of the financial options available.
Beginners’ Guide to Investments
We work very hard for our money so it’s important that it works hard for us too. Find out about some of the investment options available.
Beginners’ Guide to Risk and Investment Goals
Find out about how risk & investment goals can affect your finances.
Beginners’ Guide to Inheritance Tax Planning
Inheritance tax, or IHT as it is commonly known, is payable on everything you have of value when you die.
Beginners’ Guide to choosing a Financial Adviser
Financial advisers are trained to advise you on a range of financial products but there are different types to choose from.
Beginners’ Guide to Pensions and Retirement
In this guide we explain the different pension savings options you have and how to make the most of your money when you come to retire.
Jargon Translator
Throughout our website, we’ve tried to avoid using financial jargon as much as possible. Where it’s unavoidable, we hope you find this Jargon Translator helpful to clarify the meaning of financial terms.
