Category Archives: pensions
Torsten Bell on GDP, fertility, growth and happiness
This blog was first published here We’re three weeks in for Charting the Course. Thanks for reading. The first two weeks were on the serious side – digging into what is going on with the UK’s labour market and public … Continue reading
What can we expect from pensions? A layman’s conversation with an actuary (Andy Smith). about
At Pensions Mutual, I am forever arguing with our team of actuaries that CPO+5 means nothing to the millions of people who’ll be relying on pots and collective pensions for their retirement income. I argue that you should take … Continue reading
In Defence of the Pension Pot – Matthew Webb
Matthew Webb has sent me this article and I’m very pleased he has. It is not the way I feel but I respect what Matthew does. He is now as Executive Director, Global Benefits Integration and Enablement at Comcast . … Continue reading
“Paying your pension some attention?” Not if you can’t afford the rent.
This is pensions awareness week and we are asking savers young and old to grow their pension by saving more. Those who blindly believe that more is better may not be thinking about “renters” but “renters” are having it bad. … Continue reading
Aussie Supers see desertions by an entrepreneurial youth!
This is an interesting development in Australia with youngsters taking back control from their Supers. My thoughts below are those of a boring old fart. BOFs have their place! So what do we make of younger savers taking back control … Continue reading
Pay your pension some attention this week.
I am not sure if the week has started. Maybe it’s the working week that’s dedicated to Pension Awareness but I’m opening up mine now! It’s 8 am on Monday 14th September and here is the video advertising how … Continue reading
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At 58, Damian’s looking for a proper job again. Strawberries are still nice in September
I have fallen in love with Damian Stancombe’s weekly updates on his progress into retirement , his time down under, his joining a start-up and his leaving it. Now, at the tender age of 58 , Damian discovers that age … Continue reading
“Dearie me”; is the national insurance fund -“a fund”- an “accounting convention” or a fraud?
This blog moves from a tax- moan about someone who could no better, to a defence of how we pay elder people from taxation. Thanks to regular commentator “Dearieme” and Derek Scott and thanks to Ben Wilkinson who got this … Continue reading
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Getting paid retirement income from investments beats annuity or even CDC (says Brian Henderson)
Brian Henderson’s wonderful decumulation VFM chart! This man is asking the right questions and though my answer to DC starts with a “C”, I know that value for most people’s existing money will come from the decumulation of the DC … Continue reading
Farage may be about to discover what £72m can’t buy – Nelson Nelson
“We just don’t have British resident donors or British entities that would support us,” Reform UK’s James Orr told the undercover reporter. “That’s the grim reality.” And a bit of an embarrassment. The ‘party of the people’ gets negligible money … Continue reading