Desert Island Discs: Episode One, featuring our Compliance Director Kevin Lawton: Kevin’s discs: “I’ve put the music in order that they would fit in my life. “The hardest category to choose was [...]
The venerated radio programme Desert Island Discs has been going for well over 60 years – indeed, the first episode was broadcast on January 29, 1942 – and it continues to be very popular [...]
Figures revealed that one in seven people who retired in 2013 relied exclusively on the state pension for their retirement income. For 2014-2015 the state guarantees a minimum income of £148 a [...]
You should explore all options when you retire, as things can very often change. If you are unsure, make sure you get the very best advice.
Tax relief on pension contributions is one of those rare occasions when the taxman gives you something back. In 2012-2013 it cost the government nearly £35 billion. This is because, under current [...]
Some workers aren’t currently saving into a workplace pension scheme. Many more are just contributing the minimum amount. The good news is that by 2018 all companied in the United Kingdom, [...]
Most of us will recognise the famous saying ‘an Englishman’s home is his castle’. Well, it may also be his largest investment. If you decide to just use property as a retirement [...]
It is claimed that millions of Britons are relying on inheritance – in all its various shapes and sizes – to fund their retirement. However, many people could find those plans resting [...]
The majority of people know how much they pay for their mobile phone, or their Sky, BT or Virgin TV package, but not for their pension. Nor do they know exactly what they are paying for. The [...]
There’s no way around it, unless you suddenly hit the National Lottery jackpot, the longer you delay in saving for your retirement, the more it costs you to build a good-sized pension pot. [...]
