The pop of a cork followed by drunken and a few not so drunken best wishes heralded the arrival of 2007 and for a lot of people this really will be a year to celebrate. Weddings, births, new houses, new jobs and the ultimate - a trip to France to watch the Rugby World Cup!
With this new-found responsibility should come the awareness of the need to ensure that these most precious things are protected. However the sad fact is that it’s more likely the luggage en route to the Stade de France is insured than the income of the new father. It’s a bit of a bug-bear of mine that these key life events are not recognised as being the trigger they should be to review to protection needs. I suppose the last thing you really have time to think about as a new parent is popping along to a financial adviser to check you have adequate protection in place – let’s face it, it...
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