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Category Archives: annuity
Let’s get back to those three pillars – promising us certain pensions.
There are at least three uncomplimentary ways of thinking about “pensions” in the UK . So disparate are these three that it is hard to talk (or blog) about them in the same place. For a small number of people, pensions … Continue reading
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The price of being sick in the head
“Sick in the head”? The phrase doesn’t quite work for Tina – a 38 year old Mum who suffered from post-natal depression and then found her life and critical illness insurances 30% more expensive than if she hadn’t declared … Continue reading
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Tagged comparison websites, declare, depression, impaired life, Insurance, mental illness, Technology, Tina
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Helping people understand their pensions
Last night I spoke to a group of potential investors about AgeWage, they were mainly senior doctors. I thinkthey got it. I hope that you will understand our vision for more understanding of pensions. Here are the slides Here is … Continue reading
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Posted in actuaries, advice gap, age wage, annuity, Australia, pensions
Tagged accountants, AgeWage, pensions
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Pre-budget apprehension
There is nothing like the threat of losing a tax-break to get people to value it. The Annual Allowance is under threat, so the Money Purchase Allowance, there are some still worried about higher rate tax-relief on contributions. In my … Continue reading
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Tagged Batten down the hatches, Budget, budget2018, pensions, SEIS, Wealth
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Will “DC deficits” become a thing of the past?
News of HMRC’s “change of position” with regards the “net-pay- anomaly” is welcome, and long overdue. It came in the form of a letter sent in response to a request from respected journalist Jo Cumbo of the FT. Govt to … Continue reading
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Posted in advice gap, annuity, auto-enrolment, pension playpen, pensions
Tagged AE, auto enrolment, ft, jo cumbo, NEST, net-pay, pensions
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“The nastiest hardest problem…” Con Keating on pension drawdown
Con Keating is currently in hospital with a poorly foot. He is a caged tiger on the ward, but the surfeit of energy has been dispelled by his putting his mind to what Bill Sharpe called the nastiest hardest problem in … Continue reading
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A phoney campaign from incompetent yanks. BOGUS!
I wonder how many journalists got this email yesterday. Tomorrow, the Your Pension Your Choice campaign formally launches, urging the Government to revise rules that unfairly trap 5 million retirees in the UK. The campaign is calling for all retirees, … Continue reading
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The Great #PensionDebate…is wider than Swansea Bay!
The Great Pension Debate was a fabulous success and proves for a second time that Al Rush is capable of uniting a body of pension enthusiasts in a way nobody else can. Good job Al. The ongoing challenge Much as … Continue reading
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Tagged #, Al Rush, challenge, Great Pension Debate, Personal Finance Society, PFS, Port Talbot, Steve Webb, Swansea Bay
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The Great Pension Debate (II); July 10-11.
Al Rush is convening the clans to the Aberavon Beach Hotel in Port Talbot. You could – and most likely should – be there! If you want to crash your diary and head for Wales, you have only … Continue reading
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Recognition for Al Rush and for Chive, but have we learned Port Talbot’s lessons?
It was good that Chive received recognition from the IFA community at last night’s Money Marketing Awards. The final award of the evening is the Outstanding Contribution Award sponsored by @RoyalLondon #MMAwards2018 — Money Marketing (@_moneymarketing) June 21, 2018 It … Continue reading
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Tagged BSPSP, CETV, pensions, Port Talbot, transfers
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