Polls

All Polls

• What is your top financial priority?

  Mortgage repaymentsGetting on the property ladderSaving for retirementClearing your loans/debt repaymentsSaving for your children/grandchildren

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• Which area of your finances do you feel you have the best understanding of?

  My mortgageMy pensionMy savingsMy general insurance policiesMy debtMy investments

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• How will you cover the cost of this Christmas?

  I have been saving all yearI will use my disposable incomeI will use my credit cardI will take out a loanI will rely on others to cover the cost

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• Which financial New Year’s resolution will you be making this year?

  To maximise my savingsSwitch to a cheaper mortgage dealClaim all tax reliefs I’m entitled toGet round to making a willI'm not planning to make any New Year’s financial resolutions

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• What does the snow make you want to do?

  Go sledgingHibernate in the warm with a hot chocolateBuild a snowmanMake snow angelsOrganise my pension and pay off my debts

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• Which situation best describes your planning for retirement?

  I am financially on trackI am on track but suspect I may need to seek alternative income to keep the same standard of livingI am going to face a fall in my income when I retireI haven’t even thought about it

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• UK interest rates are currently on hold at 0.5%, when do you think we will next see a rise?

  End of 2013End of 2014End of 2015End of 2016End of 2017

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• Have you taken any steps in the last 12 months to reduce the amount of tax you pay?

  YesNoI don't know

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• With the Chancellor’s budget announcement this week, what financial issue would be on your ‘Dear Mr Osborne…’ wish list?

  A reduction in VATAn increase in child benefitsTo leave the rates on fuel duty aloneAn increase in the cash ISA allowanceTo lift the freeze on the inheritance tax threshold

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• Which part of the budget announcement do you think will affect you the most?

  Up to £10,000 of tax-free earningsScrapping of proposed 3p fuel duty increaseTax-free childcare of up to £1,200Bank underpinning of £130billion in new mortgage lendingHalving of UK growth forecast

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• Have you used your full ISA allowance this tax year?

  Yes, I have used my full cash ISA allowanceYes, I have used my full stocks and shares ISA allowanceYes, I have used my full cash and stocks and shares ISA allowanceNo, but I plan to before 5 AprilNo

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• Which financial issue do you feel you most need advice on?

  Workplace pensionsGetting a mortgageInheritance taxSaving for your childrenLong term care costs

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• What would be most valuable to you when seeking financial advice?

  Sharing responsibility for dealing with my financesAdvice considers all products in the marketSaving money in the long termSaving time which I could spend doing other thingsAccess to help making the right financial decisions

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• With changes to the pensions system announced in the Government’s Pension Bill, what steps have you taken towards planning for retirement?

  I have comprehensive financial plans in place for my retirementI have sought professional advice on how best to plan financially for my retirementI have done my own research on planning for my retirementI have taken no steps in planning for my retirement

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