I have put this here as it is relevant to personal insurance such as lost endowment policies as well as other forms of investment. Also, more people will see it as this section is not behind the paywall. Finally, as it is not in the pub, we will need to keep it free of partisan posting.
As ever, I was listening to the wireless and the topic of finding lost assets came up. The link is to the BBC Money Box broadcast and there are helpful links to organisations mentioned in the programme.
The assets might be your own stuff from a work pension you had 30 years ago. It might be a nagging feeling your late parent had a massive life insurance policy or it could be that one of your kids has lost details of the free money they were given as a kid in the form of a Child Trust Fund.
Unsurprisingly, Martin Lewis has a section on the topic on MSE
What was new to me was a tool to use as a last effort if you can't recall the name of the organisation to contact. This would be most useful if trying to search on behalf of a relative who needs assistance, has given you power of attorney or during probate. This was mentioned on the radio and is in the MSE article.
https://www.gretel.co.uk/ - free to use but it does mean giving them your name and date of birth to allow a soft search, so not everyone's cup of tea.
@Wapping - hopefully you concur that this is an appropriate section for this post.
As ever, I was listening to the wireless and the topic of finding lost assets came up. The link is to the BBC Money Box broadcast and there are helpful links to organisations mentioned in the programme.
The assets might be your own stuff from a work pension you had 30 years ago. It might be a nagging feeling your late parent had a massive life insurance policy or it could be that one of your kids has lost details of the free money they were given as a kid in the form of a Child Trust Fund.
Unsurprisingly, Martin Lewis has a section on the topic on MSE
What was new to me was a tool to use as a last effort if you can't recall the name of the organisation to contact. This would be most useful if trying to search on behalf of a relative who needs assistance, has given you power of attorney or during probate. This was mentioned on the radio and is in the MSE article.
https://www.gretel.co.uk/ - free to use but it does mean giving them your name and date of birth to allow a soft search, so not everyone's cup of tea.
@Wapping - hopefully you concur that this is an appropriate section for this post.
, or Jimmy Clitheroe, anyone remember him??