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I had earlier today read a medical research article reporting on a Japanese study that found that “supercentenarians” — those…
The simple truth is that the pension system is very good at taking your money, and may or may not…
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Monthly Archives: March 2019
AgeWage goes public!
http://www.seedrs.com/agewage We started on Wednesday, nervously wondering if we could raise £200,000 from the crowd by the end of May. We did not count on the support of those we know but we should have done. This morning we have … Continue reading
AgeWage goes public tomorrow – this is why you should invest today!
http://www.seedrs.com/agewage Today is the last day before we go public with our crowdfunding. Since Wednesday we have been in private mode and so far 60 investors have invested around £140,000. We have promised today of a further £25,000 meaning that … Continue reading
Some thoughts for AgeWage investors
http://www.seedrs.com/Agewage Day three of AgeWage’s private launch saw investor numbers double and funds received reach 2/3 of target. This is really helpful as yesterday (Friday) was the first day on which the Seedrs algorithm was in play, The algorithm picks … Continue reading
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Pensions aren’t perks – they’re pay!
We are close to the AGM season for big companies, who’s executive reward comes under scrutiny from shareholder activists, keen to ensure proper governance and stakeholder fairness. This year the issue of pensions as part of executive pay – … Continue reading
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Inch by inch! AgeWage progress
After the giant stride of our first day, progress towards our funding target was slow yesterday. We actually had more investors than on our first day, but amounts invested were small. This is as it should be, when we … Continue reading
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Popular pensions
This article is about how we can understand popularity by looking at populism. Lasting popularity comes from delivering populism with integrity. Populism for the sake of being popular is fake news. Popular not populist Being popular, is hard, to … Continue reading
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Thanks to you – AgeWage smashed day one!
Thanks to everyone who invested in AgeWage yesterday. We have smashed all expectations. In what is down as a 66 day campaign we raised well over half our funding target in the first 12 hours. Collectively you invested nearly £105,000 … Continue reading
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AgeWage needs you!
I , together with Chris Sier and a group of business minded pension experts am raising money for AgeWage. You can help us achieve our goal of raising £200,000, ideally by April 5th (the financial year end). All … Continue reading
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CDC; the same – just better
The Government has bitten the bullet and – despite the Brexit House of Cards fluttering around it, published its intention to legislate this summer for CDC. CDC is a new type of pension that brings together the best of DB … Continue reading
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Low-paid public sector workers are paying 25% too much for pensions
I suppose that being in the private sector and mainly involved in DC pension provision, I’ve had a blind spot to public sector pensions. That changed a little over the past two weeks when I started thinking about the … Continue reading
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This is clearly a serious story about institutional accountability, bankruptcy and the treatment of former employees. But, although the immediate…