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 2024
I want a pension not a “Pension Annuity”
I am looking for some help and thought that I should talk with the people who look after my savings for a pension. Let me explain. I have a different outlook on my future and am keen to understand what … Continue reading
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West Midlands Pension Fund – can this be true?
I accidentally posted this link early this morning. The question was to me as I had no idea what the Birmingham Post was basing the view that employers were being screwed for money to pay pensions by the West Midlands … Continue reading
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A better bang for Jimmy Carter – a better bang for elder people.
I woke at 4am to the news of Jimmy Carter’s death and remembered listening to his 1977 visit to Newcastle and his declaration that he was a Geordie. You can watch the TV here. There is no one that so … Continue reading
Change is needed.- we need a PLSA that stands for pensions.
There are three organisations that have taken on retirement savings. The first is the Association of British Insurers ~(ABI). It advertises in the underground passages that link the various parts of Westminster, it provides a vision of risk-free retirement finance, … Continue reading
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Like Smithfield, my relation with alcohol has moved on!
I had been moaning last month that I wouldn’t be able to drink early in Smithfield once the meat market moves away (see photo above). The City’s closing the meat market, “opportunity” was being limited – outrageous. Last … Continue reading
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Value pensions by what you get! (thx Tom and Joe)
Average LGPS pension is about 5k p.a – wouldn’t say that is particularly gold plated. If the Government were to move to DC it’d be reasonable to expect it would match larger employers – which often are 15% plus…. … Continue reading
A boxing day blog pitting pensions against wealth management.
I am reading the work of David Orford , Stephen Huppert and Optimum Pensions who have kindly shared their blogs for us in the UK. The view in the UK is that Australia has got its retirement system sorted. This … Continue reading
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How Christmas should be good for everyone.
Let me be plain, I see God through faith in Christ. I know of many people who have brought good into the world who are not Christian , let alone Christ. They follow other figures or simply do so without … Continue reading
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“Isn’t a pension a way to make older age fun?”. I was told by neurologists to avoid this question!
When in Kings College Hospital I cornered myself into thinking what I was actually doing for a job, I was remanded by my nurses and wider support team to not think about “pensions” but consider that in due course , … Continue reading
How to boost happiness post Christmas!
The pension savings sector is offended , here is the report of the pension savings industry to Rachel Reeve’s change in priorities. I am pleased that this Government is taking a pace back. We need to consider what is happening … Continue reading
This is clearly a serious story about institutional accountability, bankruptcy and the treatment of former employees. But, although the immediate…