Protection Watch: Kevin Carr's verdicts on recent developments

‘Promising lead’ or ‘Back to the lab’?

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Professional Adviser's protection detective Kevin Carr delivers his verdict on five key developments in the protection space from the last month or so

Young at Heart From a list of items that could negatively impact on their happiness over the next 12 months - ranging from having poor health and not spending enough time with family, to the impact of Brexit and Donald Trump - nearly a quarter (24%) of 18 to 34-year-olds rated ‘not being able to save money' above anything else, which was nine percentage points higher than 35 to 54-year-olds and 16 percentage points higher than those over 55. The research, taken from LifeSearch's annual Health, Wealth & Happiness Report, also found 59% of 18 to 34-year-olds said they did not have any life ...

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