Category Archives: Financial Education
Building an online community on LinkedIn
I’ve been thinking about a specific business problem set by a large client. The problem is this; they have a mature pension scheme which they have properly funded for many years. They are keen that staff better understand its benefits … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Education, Linkedin, pension playpen, social media
Tagged Employment, GMB, linkedin, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Scheme, Social network, Trade union
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I’d pay for this woman to talk to my kids
I was blessed to be raised with financial education at the dinner table. That my brothers and would be financially confident was an obsession of my parents. We discussed interest rates at the table (whether we liked it or not) and were … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Business, doctors, Employment, Financial services, Individual Savings Account, McDonalds, pension
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“Knowing but not doing is nothing”.
So says the sage of Newbury – Peter Shellswell – he of the Popcorn Pension. I share his intellectual property as you know not of what he talks nor what “something”might be! Well I’ll let you into his secret, he was … Continue reading
Financial Education – why we do it- why we love it!
We’re simple folk at First Actuarial .we build our strategies around things we like to do, things we are good at and things that need to be done. We like helping people “get” pensions. It gives us a buzz when … Continue reading
Are we managing our children’s financial expectations?
According to a recent RBS Survey, 59% of parents believe their children will be financially worse off than them in the future On average children believe they will earn £56,000 aged 35 – twice the average wage Only 5% of … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Education
Tagged Allowance (money), Child, England, Money management, MoneySense, Northern Ireland, Wales, Youth
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Morrison’s “Save our Dough” campaign.
Employers don’t spend money on their staff for fun, Employee benefits need to be cost justified and compete for corporate spend against R&D, dividend payments and M&A. While CEOs like to remind their workforces that they are the company’s most valuable asset, … Continue reading
Steve Webb needs hard cash for his defined ambitions.
Steve Webb needs more than “ambition” to sort out disillusion with pensions. Continue reading
Posted in Financial Education, happiness, NEST, pensions
Tagged Daily Telegraph, David Cameron, Department for Work and Pensions, Government, pension, Private sector, Steve Webb, Webb
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“I felt I’d helped”
What I am most keen to do, is to make sure that the pride that drove the simple words “I felt I helped”, is remembered and used by the youngsters when times get tough again.