Half of Brits save "nothing" - Insight Investment

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More than half of the UK population have saved nothing at all in the past three months, an Insight I...

More than half of the UK population have saved nothing at all in the past three months, an Insight Investment survey reveals. Despite mounting concerns over the nation's financial health and an already exciting £27bn pensions gap, latest figures from Insight Investment show that 53% of Britons saved nothing at all between April and June. Even those that did manage to save only averaged £262 over these three months - an average per person of just £87 per month. These figures are completely insufficient, says David Norman, managing director at Insight Investment, and adds...

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