The UK State Pension age is rising. From May 2026, people in their mid-to-late 60s began waiting longer. But the change also casts a long shadow over...
Many retirees are surprised to learn that their retirement income is still taxed — sometimes heavily. Social Security, 401(k) and IRA withdrawals, pen...
80% of companies are not actively measuring the ROI of AI. Most rely on surveys — and surveys are the least reliable signal available. A randomised co...
40% of rebrands fail to deliver a positive ROI within two years. Failed rebrands can slash sales by more than 22%. Yet a structured 6–12 month rebrand...
56% of millennials have delayed at least one major financial milestone due to financial pressure. 60% believe they may never afford at least one of li...
Starting a family is one of life's greatest milestones — and one of its biggest financial turning points. The basic cost of raising a child in the UK...
Holiday spending is expected to surpass $1 trillion for the first time in 2025. 21% of US adults borrowed to cover 2025 Christmas expenses. Average ho...
Around 66% of PIP appeals that reach a tribunal succeed. The DWP concedes a further 19–24% before the hearing even starts. Yet 65% of claimants give u...
Only 1 in 10 passengers feel fully informed of their rights when a flight is disrupted, according to the UK Civil Aviation Authority. Airlines can owe...
The UK income tax system has three official rates: 20%, 40%, and 45%. There is also an unofficial fourth rate that appears nowhere on any standard tax...
Money market funds hold $8.4 trillion in assets as of June 2026 — one of the largest pools of short-term savings in US financial history, growing 13%...
More than 70% of US taxpayers received a refund in the 2026 filing season. The average was $3,676 — up from $3,324 the year before. That $3,676 spent...
If you are paid biweekly, two months every year contain a third paycheck — and most people spend it without noticing. On a $75,000 salary, those two d...
Only 14% of employees max out their 401(k). The median worker contributes just 7% — enough to capture the match but leaving a $1.2 million retirement...
The best CD rates in September 2026 reach up to 4.60% APY — more than 2.5 percentage points above the 1.71% national average. The Federal Reserve held...
A 65-year-old retiring in 2026 now needs an estimated $185,500 per person for healthcare costs alone — up 7.5% in one year. Healthcare inflation is ru...
Money habits form by age seven. By then, children have already absorbed their parents’ relationship with debt, spending, saving, and financial stress...
One third of retirees reach their mid-eighties with 100% or more of their original savings intact. 75% of retirees say they can afford to spend freely...
Dividends have accounted for 31% of S&P 500 total returns since 1926. Waiting just five years to start a dividend snowball cuts the 30-year outcom...
The average US credit card APR is 20.94%. Americans carry $1.263 trillion in credit card debt. The average UK credit card APR just hit 35.9% — a 14-pe...
Founded in 2008, Bondora is one of Europe’s oldest peer-to-peer lending platforms. In April 2026 its flagship product rebranded as a standalone compan...
California voters will decide on November 3, 2026 whether to impose a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of approximately 200 to 250 billionaires. Suppo...
On November 12, 2025, the US Mint struck its final penny. The coin that cost 3.69 cents to produce and was worth 1 cent is gone. As pennies fade from...
Global employee engagement fell to 20% in 2025 — its lowest since the pandemic. Disengagement now costs the global economy an estimated $10 trillion a...