We're worse off than ever - especially if you have a degree and are over 55
Filed under: Investing, Retirement, Budgeting & Planning
New statistics have revealed that our household wealth has been dramatically eroded over the last two years, and those particularly badly hit at those with a university degree who are aged between 55 and 74, who have lost around £25,000.So how much are we losing, how is this happening, and what does it mean for our future?

Never mind the weather. It turns out London is by far the wealthiest place in Europe, measured per person, ahead of Luxembourg, Brussels and Hamburg.
It's hard to believe money doesn't buy happiness. The old quote about it buying a better class of misery shows that we're not completely convinced that given a few million we couldn't find a way to be happy.
You may have noticed there is an election coming up. The major parties have been setting out their stalls at their respective party conferences, each trying to tread the fine line between paying off debt and conserving votes.
The loadsamoney generation is now busy fretting about their pension, and the wad waving of the 80s has turned into a competition over who has the dustiest pockets. 

