Are we spending more than everyone else?
Clients often ask Financial Planners whether they are spending more, or less, than everyone else. For those who are interested...
Time is running out to top-up your State Pension
Time is running out to top-up your State Pension before a price rise being introduced in April. Paying voluntary National...
How to make your retirement less taxing
One of the most powerful ways to boost your income and capital in retirement, and to increase the amounts you...
Death week informs retirement income planning
Last week was aptly named “death, divorce and debt” week. Martin covered this phenomena in detail last Friday in another...
Four retirement risks you need to understand
Modern retirement isn’t a straightforward business. Our grandparents were sent home from work at 65 or 60, with a guaranteed...
Was 2018 really so bad for retirement income seekers?
If you were to read the financial sections of the New Year financial press, you’d imagine that 2018 was a...
Job satisfaction is the secret ingredient in the recipe for retirement success
In recent decades we have witnessed huge shifts in the way in which we fund our retirement. In the past,...
How To Increase Your Retirement Income
In last week’s post, I looked at the rule of thumb for retirement income, and concluded that 2.7% of your...
The Retirement Rule of Thumb and What’s Wrong With It
We all know the formula E=MC2, but few of us can explain Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. You’ll be pleased...
How much income can we take out of our retirement savings?
As you might imagine, this is a question we are asked almost every day. It gets asked in a variety...