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Good with your money

Helping you understand your money and improve your financial capability is a priority for us at Royal London, which is why we’ve created our Good With Your Money guides. Written by our experts, these guides provide useful information on everything from understanding your taxes to solving common pension predicaments.

The Royal London guide to going self-employed

This guide is designed to help people who may be considering leaving paid employment to work for themselves. It may also prove helpful to those whose employment status has changed as a result of the pandemic. It explains the challenges of taking charge of your own income and working patterns, as well as looking at some of the gaps in your finances that you will need to fill.

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Family Financial Planning

This guide is designed to help aspiring first-time parents with their financial planning.

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Tax codes explained

If you receive a wage or a pension, your employer or pension provider is required to deduct any income tax due before the payment is made.

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Five things to consider before opening a branch at the 'Bank of Mum and Dad'

This guide highlights the pros and cons of lending adult children money, also known as 'the bank of Mum and Dad'

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Defined Benefit pensions – The pros and cons of transferring

Thinking about transferring your defined benefit pension, this guide is designed to present you with options to consider when deciding if you should transfer out your DB pension or not.

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How to decide who gets my pension when I die

Explore legacy decisions with our guide: How to choose beneficiaries for your pension after your passing. Secure your loved ones' future today.

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