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Chancellor’s £5bn pot to support UK exports as businesses prepare for life after Brexit 

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Chancellor’s £5bn pot to support UK exports as businesses prepare for life after Brexit By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:44 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 10 March 2020 The Chancellor is set to hand a £5billion boost to British exports as businesses prepare for life outside the … Read more

How fast should you spend your pension pot? Many withdraw 8% a year

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Many savers are draining pension pots so rapidly they risk running out of money in retirement, an industry report warns. Two in five over-55 are withdrawing cash at a rate of 8 per cent or more – far outstripping the 3.5 per cent recommended by experts as safe. Meanwhile, nearly half are tapping pensions without … Read more

Double the number of US seniors use pot as did five years ago, study finds

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The rise of marijuana among boomers: Twice as many US seniors use pot as did five years ago, study finds In 2015, 2.4% of adults aged 65 and older used pot compared to 4.2% in 2018 Use among older women saw a 93% increase from 1.5% who used in 2015 compared to 2.9% in 2018  Significant … Read more

Shahs Of Sunset: Golnesa ‘GG’ Gharachedaghi prepares to stop smoking pot as pregnancy gets closer

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Golnesa ‘GG’ Gharachedaghi prepared to stop smoking pot as her pregnancy journey was about to begin in earnest on Sunday’s episode of Shahs Of Sunset. The 38-year-old reality star admitted during the season eight episode to her friend Yasmin that she had been experiencing a ‘bumpy ride’ with her IVF treatments. GG shared that she … Read more

GP practice is to prescribe pot PLANTS instead of pills for depression

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GP practice will trial prescribing pot PLANTS instead of pills for patients suffering from depression, anxiety and loneliness Cornbrook Medical Practice, in the inner-city area of Hulme, is behind the move The pilot scheme by the GP practice is the latest example of social prescribing Studies show gardening is good for mental health because nature … Read more

Why it could pay to diversify your pension pot in the long-term

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It’s a hard task getting people interested in pensions, especially those under the age of 35.  Retirement feels so far in the future for many living in the here and now. They pay in each month without being actively interested. Meanwhile, confusing messages from politicians – including our housing minister, stating that younger generations could tap … Read more

Cannabis firms head to London for £100bn POT of gold – but is it a good bet?

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It’s an industry most of us associate with dingy, smoke-filled bars in Amsterdam and the more liberal states in the US and Canada. But cannabis companies are making their way to London to tap into a £100billion European market and cash in on the Square Mile’s so-called ‘green rush’ among investors. In the past few … Read more