Tag: Pension Income
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Communicating the benefits of advice: Why there’s still more to do
In my Job as a Financial Adviser, I try to communicate and demonstrate, and if by doing so effectively, I can educate my client in my one-to-one client interactions. And that is important because as people move from the world of work to one of retirement, financial planning can be genuinely life changing. However, recent research…
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The Impact of Living Longer on Retirement Planning
Since the pension reforms of 2015, investors have a greater degree of flexibility and choice when accessing their savings. Significant though the reforms were, they have to be seen within the context of other changes affecting retirement, particularly demographic developments. Accelerating life expectancy Accelerating life expectancy means that a 65-year old man in the UK…
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Claire Trott: Public still has it wrong on pensions versus property
Latest statistics show personal pensions, in particular, get a bad rap The recently published preliminary estimates from the Office for National Statistics’ Wealth and Assets Survey make for interesting reading with regards to how people view pension savings and how safe they are. This survey has been run numerous times in recent years and it…
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Employers turn to IFAs to help workers retire on time
There has been talk in the Technical Press recently about Employee retiring age. Unfortunately in many cases there is a disconnect between employees and employers when it comes to that retirement age. While employees may want to retire at or before the age of 65, many lack sufficient funds and are being forced to work…
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Steve Bee: Make way for the next generation of Waspi women
A Well Respected Pensions Expert, Steve Bee, recently wrote the following article in one of the Industries Technical Press publication. I thought it would be of interest to you if I shared it. Mishandling of the recent rapid increases in the state pension age have had a devastating effect on many women There are three main…