The date we retire has become very significant for a number of reasons. We are all living longer, so our finances need to provide for us for longer too. At some point we will pick that date where we'll leave full-time employment and be reliant on our pensions and other investments to support us and help us enjoy our chosen lifestyle in retirement. Not many people can find

I'm taking a moment to put pen to paper about some thoughts I've had after the recent Mental Health Awareness Week.

My first thought is that although a week seems like a derisory amount of time to afford such an important and diverse topic, I do believe initiatives like this do help us refocus and refresh our priorities, so here I am jumping on the bandwagon so to speak!

We often hear about the so-called sandwich generation and the financial pressures they face.

Sandwich generation refers to a group of people trapped between financially dependent adult children and demands from their elderly parents.

It can place a great deal of time and financial pressure on individuals and couples, who might otherwise be in the prime financial position