Weekly Round-Up – Friday 19th August 2016

Happy Friday, readers! It’s time to catch up.

Here are some of the things that we covered at Informed Choice this week.

On the blog this week

Have you been anywhere nice for your summer holiday this year? Read about the link between holidays and happiness.

The Royal Mint has reported a surge in demand for gold, with lower interest rates and equity market volatility encouraging investors.

Price inflation is continuing to rise, with CPI inflation now up by 0.6% over the past year.

The publication of A-level results this week will have many prospective students thinking ahead to the reality of university life and covering its costs.

The latest podcast episodes

Are you taking sensible withdrawals from your pension pot? That’s the subject of our weekly podcast episode, with contributions from Martin, Nick and also Jamie Jenkins from Standard Life and Fiona Tait from Royal London.

In our interview episode, Martin spoke to Jordan Goodman, America’s Money Answers Man.

Before you go

Places are going quickly for the 5th annual Jigsaw 10k, which takes place at Dunsfold Park on Sunday 27th November. Informed Choice is pleased to sponsor this charity event which raises funds for the Jigsaw Trust.