Tag Archives: Retirement

Fixed retirement income & inflation

Pensioners on a fixed income could lose 60% of their spending power during a 20 year retirement, according to new research from Prudential.

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Peter Pan syndrome

What impact will Peter Pan syndrome, with people completing major life events at a later age, have on Financial Planning?

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No early access to your pension

The government has decided not to allow early access to pension funds, after ‘limited evidence’ was found supporting the measure.

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Pre-nups and pension sharing

A Law Commission consultation on the legality of pre-nuptial agreements in England and Wales could have implications for pension sharing orders.

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Proper planning for later life

The latest findings form Sun Life Financial of Canada’s Sense Check at 60 study suggest that very few people are putting in place sufficient financial plans for later life.

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Older People’s Day 2010

Today is Older People’s Day 2010. This national day, set up by the government and other supporting groups, aims to recognise the impact of people living for longer.

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Sensible State Pension suggestions

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has endorsed a call to increase the State Pension Age to 66 from 2016, whilst at the same time recommending that any future increases should be linked to the life expectancy of those on lower incomes.

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Pensions are rubbish!

Informed Choice financial planner Len Armstrong suggests some tongue-in-cheek alternatives to saving for your retirement.

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No more forced retirement

A consultation published by the government this week should result in the default retirement age being phased out.

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Is it a time for radical pensions change?

Informed Choice chief executive and chartered financial planner Nick Bamford proposes a radical series of measures to simplify and modernise the UK pensions system.

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