Here's another way for a pension fund to get in the soup. https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-catholic-clergy-sex-abuse-scandal.html
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…
That is a good point about the ordinary person/voter due to being too poor to get interested in political donations.…
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Stepping towards the “Pension Pathway”.
I am using this post-Christmas hiatus to think about how we could create a Pension Pathway for our retirement savings. A Pension Pathway would pay us a reasonable wage in retirement without involving the need for financial advice. Here are … Continue reading
Pensions not tontines please!
If there is one word that we could do without right now – it is Tontine. The idea has become associated with greed on the one hand. And of profiting from other’s death on the other Yet it is … Continue reading
A full-throated “merry Christmas” now is a day of hope!
I went to Midnight Mass at St Paul’s cathedral and the cathedral was half full. The choir sang beautifully without masks and we sang through ours. We prayed and listened to a sermon about angels and we took half of … Continue reading
A personnel guide to DB transfers.
One of the questions I get asked about most is whether to transfer a pension. Whether you are a dedicated pension officer or have a wider role in HR and reward, you likely have dealings with people who are transferring … Continue reading
Would you Adam and Eve it?
Along with Adam, the Catholic Church by ancient tradition recognizes Eve as a saint, and the traditional liturgical feast of Saints Adam and Eve has been celebrated on 24 December since the Middle Ages in many European nations – including Blighty. … Continue reading
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Britain V Omicron ; 1-1 at halftime
BBC reporting suggests we are even stevens aganist Covid as we go into the Christmas period. Contracting Covid is now being reported as a daily occurrence amongst my friends and business acquaintances but I am not aware of any who … Continue reading
On state pension conspiracy theories.
Two and a quarter years late, this blog is an answer to Ruth Gilbert’s question. I’m not sure why it has re-emerged on my timeline, but now is a good time to get a layman’s assessment of what we can … Continue reading
USS is in a mess but not a mess like Biden’s.
Take a look at these two pictures, they both show strike action over pensions. The picture on the left is of a university lecturer protesting over cuts and contribution hikes to the USS, the picture on the right is … Continue reading
How can we value the financial advice that we buy?
Al Rush asks the questions others duck. I suspect that this is a question that many of us have thought to ask, but never framed well. IFA, do you consider putting a client into drawdown (DD) as high risk business, … 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…