Posted on July 17, 2017 by Peter under: News Retirement
New research from Retirement Advantage suggests that many over 50s in the UK are underprepared, uniformed and daunted by their rapidly approaching retirement. Andrew Tully,...
Posted on July 13, 2017 by Peter under: News Savings
Saving for a rainy day is something that many of us struggle to do. Last month, research from Legal and General suggested that nearly one...
Posted on July 12, 2017 by Peter under: News Retirement
There are two schools of thought on retiring early. For some people, the question isn’t at what age they wish to retire, it’s at what...
Posted on July 11, 2017 by Peter under: Election Pensions Retirement
In the run up to any budget or General Election, there are always rumours circulating regarding the abolition of pension tax relief. In fact, whenever...
Posted on July 10, 2017 by Peter under: News Retirement
Gaps are rarely good things. Sure, a gap year backpacking around South East Asia might sound splendid, but certain gaps aren’t so wonderful, such as:...
Posted on July 6, 2017 by Peter under: News Pensions Retirement Savings
New research from the Scottish Widows suggests that whilst auto-enrolment has been a success, under 30s are not putting enough away to save for their...
Posted on June 26, 2017 by Peter under: Election Pensions
The Conservative party has scrapped a manifesto commitment to drop the State Pension ‘triple lock’, along with plans that would have seen the Winter Fuel...
Posted on June 22, 2017 by Peter under: Election News
The 2017 Queen’s speech was delivered after a General Election that has left the Conservative party without a majority. This has forced Theresa May to...
Posted on June 22, 2017 by Peter under: Pensions Retirement
New research from Retirement Advantage suggests that two in five over 50s are planning to work past the State Pension age. Whilst most young...
Posted on June 19, 2017 by Peter under: Savings
Interest rates for traditional savings accounts haven’t been very interesting lately. Many savers are bored, miserable and getting gloomy returns. There are a few exceptions...