Young people & State pension reform
If you are a young person, you are likely to be hardest hit by proposed State pension reforms. That is...
Getting tough on the pension fraudsters
Jul 1, 2013
The regulator and tax man are both getting tougher with the pension fraudsters who offer a service designed to ‘liberate’...
Will you still be rocking at 69?
Jul 1, 2013
Those who witnessed the ‘swagger of Jagger’ at Glastonbury on Saturday evening were generally impressed or experienced an overwhelming sense...
Pensioners face rising living costs
Jun 28, 2013
New research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found that pensioners have been badly affected by rising living costs. They...
Joining the ranks of the silver slugger
Jun 14, 2013
Apparently there are now over 1 million people over the age of 65 still working. Leaving aside the fact that...
Protecting your pension fund when the lifetime allowance is cut
Jun 11, 2013
The lifetime allowance for pensions is being cut from £1.5m to £1.25m on 6th April 2014. With this cut comes...
Annuity rates down 29%, pension funds up 63%
Jun 10, 2013
The real cost of quantitative easing for those reaching retirement has been calculated as a 29% drop in income, according...
I don’t want to be poor
May 24, 2013
I recall the saying “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor, rich is better” but I had to do a...
The Value of a Light Bulb Moment
May 24, 2013
One of the delights of the job that I do is witnessing the ‘light bulb moment’. This is when I...
Clock ticking on later life planning
May 20, 2013
New research from NS&I has found that just under a third of Britain’s adults (31%) do not know how they...
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