Historian Joseph S Moore's book, "How To Get Rich The American Way", challenges these illustrations of 200-year compounding, Henry. The…
The article link you posted simply goes to my alma mater's website, the Adam Smith Business School at University of…
Yes Derek, I gave the quotation origin in the second post. The U.K. is not always as united and the…
Your quote, John, is from an essay "This is why UK living standards are struggling to improve", published today in…
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Why don’t bosses ask staff what they want for a lifetime’s payroll deductions?
To suppose that we are saving to be wealthy is probably a bit far-fetched for most people. Getting a fair and well-administered pension is enough for most of us (the Pensions Regulator can look after VFM) Continue reading
In a month I’m 65. I haven’t got a pension – just two pots – I’ve lost my trust!
It is receiving my wage in retirement that will get back my trust. It is not providers connecting their systems! Continue reading
Finding risk in everything is not helping us! It’s a good time to be optimistic.
Now is as good as it has been for our economy and though it is horrid in a lot of places in the world, we are lucky to be living in Britain. Continue reading
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How proud of private UK pensions can we feel?
Torsten Bell has pointed out that people don’t have a high view of pensions and by extension the people who run them. Richard Smith and Torsten (and me) have something in common here. Continue reading
You can’t buy a sausage with a brick
There are very few things in life that we celebrate becoming more expensive. Continue reading
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Tagged bricks, house prices, Housing, Mark Penwarden, Pensions, Sausges
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Men should acknowledge the gender gap is two ways (Richard Smith does)
This is the last of a series of posts from Richard Smith which I’ve been enjoying all week. You seem to have been enjoying them too. Continue reading
Torsten Bell demands income not pots – hunger for pensions displayed at #PensionsUKCA26
For our pay today to earn a proper wage in retirement, we need an adequate private pensions system. That includes CDC as an option for employers. Continue reading
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Tagged Aptia, CDC, Guy Opperman, pension, Pension UK, pots, Torsten Bell
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Novigi has a fan in Guy Opperman; can we learn from down under?
The first testing of our Pensions Dashboard does not suggest we are on top of pensions data. Perhaps Australian Novigi can help. For goodness sake, we need open eyes and ears! Continue reading
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“Building a pension not just a pot” – a buyer’s guide to CDC.
This explains the bottom line for employers reviewing workplace pension choices. Firstly whether to switch from DC to CDC ; secondly which collective pension scheme to participate in. Continue reading
Such an important topic! Students need skills that prepare them for real-world challenges.