Monthly Archives: August 2022

Drawdown needs to prove its pudding – as annuities do (PP coffee morning)

Posted on August 31, 2022 by henry tapper

  Those who missed yesterday’s Pension PlayPen coffee morning can now relive an excellent hour with our catch up service. You can watch a number of recent coffee mornings by logging into http://www.pensionplaypen.com and pressing the media tab. But for … Continue reading →

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Equity Release is in its prime – funding retirement many ways.

Posted on August 31, 2022 by henry tapper

How pensions are paid from our housing wealth If you get a pension paid by Legal & General, you are probably being paid in monthly charges against other people’s houses. The £400,000, your neighbour borrowed against their £2m property is, … Continue reading →

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Carnival’s about respecting not hitting women!

Posted on August 30, 2022 by henry tapper

    My bank holiday moved from river to Victoria Park to the Streets of North Kensington and while days one and two were full of joy, I had mixed vibes at the Notting Hill Carnival. I saw a Carnival … Continue reading →

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Are payrolls ready for the cost of living challenge?

Posted on August 30, 2022 by henry tapper

  I’m frustrated reading an article in the FT which contains claims from unions that members of pension schemes are choosing to reduce or stop contributions because of the cost of living crisis. It cites the case of one member … Continue reading →

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Are you fearful that your savings will run out before you do?

Posted on August 30, 2022 by henry tapper

In Australia, people at retirement have DC pots, there is very little DB and the state pension is means tested. How you draw your DC pot down determines your income in retirement for most Aussie savers. We aren’t there yet, … Continue reading →

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“How to spend your pension savings”- Pension PlayPen coffee morning today!

Posted on August 30, 2022 by henry tapper

Mark Ormston is threatening to present us with little black dresses and accessories Is he off his rocker? There is only one way to find out. Register here for Mark, the two proffs and Tuesday’s Pension PlayPen coffee morning.

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Plan to spend, save or borrow? Who knows what to do?

Posted on August 30, 2022 by henry tapper

For many people, what they earn will be what they spend on household bills this year and next. The FT report why , most people want to know what will happen to their savings (if they have them ) over … Continue reading →

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Nick Cave – Victoria Park – you should have been there!

Posted on August 29, 2022 by henry tapper

Time moves on , but not it seems for Nick Cave. Four years after one of the finest gigs Victoria Park has ever seen came another. I was lucky enough to be at both. https://t.co/fVEeOk9Ejw Great gig – thanks @nickcave … Continue reading →

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Our beaches stink – but not as much as our politics.

Posted on August 29, 2022 by henry tapper

We are now but a week away from the result of the Tory leadership campaign which coincides with the end of the summer holiday this nation has been taking. Not all of us have stopped, but it feels as if … Continue reading →

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Cliveden reach – a “green thought in a green shade!”

Posted on August 28, 2022 by henry tapper

For all that is wrong in the world, there are some places where things seem right, and Cliveden Reach, above Maidenhead and below Cookham, was such a place yesterday afternoon. I and my jaunty crew had a picnic on the … Continue reading →

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