How much do you need to save for retirement? The answer to this question is probably, more than you think. Many financial experts would start with £1 million, which is likely to provide you with a taxable income of around £40,000pa. So how much do you need to earn & save in order to reach this target?

Does it ever feel like you’re way behind the curve and getting started is just too much effort? I hear this a lot, so I thought I would share with you 10 quick wins to get going, because momentum builds and getting started is half the battle.

One of the most topical stories in the news is the cost of buying your first home, it’s difficult for millennials to get onto the housing ladder without the help of mum and dad, so I wanted to share my thoughts on how you can organise purchasing your first home.

Gold, some like wearing it, others worship it, and some buy it as an investment, but is it right to buy gold as an investment? To answer this question, I guess it makes better sense to first define what an investment is, what gold is and see how it has performed based on an alternative. Then we can make our own minds up, based on the facts.

hings are always so much more complex, when you do it for the first time? Can you remember using your smart phone for the first time? I took mine on holiday to figure it out. Well, finances and building wealth are no different, with the millions of opinions on the internet, who do you believe? Here’s my qualified view based on 25 years of experience on 7 ways you can building your wealth starting today.

Many people who come to see me struggle with the basics of money management. We are taught in school some complex mathematics, algebra, periodic table and foreign languages – all are of benefit, but none are as beneficial as the day to day management of your money.

Getting financially organised is important, because clarity is power. When you know your numbers, your finances are not as complicated as you might think. Clarity gives you the enthusiasm to make better decisions and live the life you want to live.

Warren talks with Paul about the urgency to get your PPI claim in and what you need to do. They also discuss finances for school leavers including your first payslip, along with a student financial survival guide if you are heading off to university.

How to invest and make the right decisions with your pensions and investment portfolio, if there's a no-deal Brexit. Warren discusses risk, currency and asset allocation.

He covers his online investment site www.lexo.co.uk and the risk profiling tool Finametrica which can be found here https://warrenshute.com/shop/

Inflation is a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money and it affects economies in various positive and negative ways. Warren discusses with Paul the effects of inflation on the UK economy and how it affects you and your money.

Tax Freedom Day is the first day of the year in which a nation as a whole has theoretically earned enough income to pay its taxes. But can you – morally, legally and ethically – bring your own personal Tax Freedom Day forward earlier in the year? Here are some things to check that might just do that for you.