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“Companiions” for us as we get older.

I had never heard of “Companiions“, till I read about the winners of the “Silver Lining” competition that has been co-created and  promoted by my friend Sally Bridgeland. I am glad I have now. Many older people are rich in … Continue reading

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Covid may not have made us older – let’s hope it’s making us wiser.

I went to a wildly exciting drinks reception yesterday evening and asked one of the actuaries in my circle how he was feeling. He wittily replied “I feel three months older” and pointed me to the news that life expectancy … Continue reading

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Helping older people with money

  I’m pleased to see the FCA publishing a paper on the particular problems older people  have with financial services, I haven’t read it all , only the summary (which I can summarise as the paper does)! The summary rightly … Continue reading

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