The Equitable Guide to Investment and Savings

This guide explains the hundreds of investment and savings options available for: buying a house, inheriting a large sum of money or saving for retirement. Saving for school fees - is it better to invest through a unit trust or a regular savings scheme? Life insurance - convertible term, whole life, family income benefit, permanent health, joint life or single life? Exploring all aspects of savings and investment, the risks involved, tax aadvantages and disadvantages, the book explains the suitability of different schemes to individual needs. With sections on "The Family Home", "Marriage and Children", "School Fees", divorce and Widow(er)hood", "What to Do With an Inheritance or Lump Sum" and "Pensions and Money in Retirement", this guide should help readers to tackle investment decisions as and when they occur in life. Coupled with specialist chapters covering different types of investments, the book is a useful reference for long- and short-term financial planning.