Retirement is bad for your health
According to a new study from the Institute of Economic Affairs, retirement is bad for your health. The study found...
How to scam proof your pension fund
May 13, 2013
UK pension plans are governed by a wide range of HMRC rules about contributions, tax treatment and benefits. One of...
When it becomes just a little too much
May 9, 2013
I had a great meeting yesterday with a new client. Some time ago he had made the sensible move to...
Did Sir Alex defer his State Pension?
May 8, 2013
Sir Alex Ferguson, Britain’s most successful football manager, has announced his retirement this morning at 71 years old. As Manchester...
Can you afford to lose half of your pension?
May 7, 2013
The Pensions Ombudsman recently ruled in favour of a personal pension provider (Virgin Money) who deducted an “unauthorised member payment”...
Who should pay for pension advice?
Apr 26, 2013
MPs are apparently calling on Steve Webb the Pensions Minister to ban consultancy charging. This is a practice where the...
Having a retirement goal
Apr 26, 2013
If you retired today, how much income would you need in order to to have the lifestyle that you want...
It pays to do your homework
Apr 19, 2013
Like many Financial Planners I want to make sure that when I describe a possible course of action to my...
Smaller pension income & higher tax-free cash?
Apr 17, 2013
I had a very interesting conversation yesterday afternoon about commuting pension income for tax-free cash. The lady in question had...
More poor service from dinosaur Aviva
Apr 4, 2013
Yesterday I wrote about the poor service of a couple of providers, AVIVA and Capita. Today the former seem to...
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