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When can our retirement wage cut be displayed on our phone?

Kevin Peachey writes a sad article in the BBC about our retirement prospects. Richard Smith has a further  point to make;  he makes it very well! I’ve reported the Pensions UK report from the perspective of a well off FT … Continue reading

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Why pensioners aren’t giving up work (or paying much tax)

This is an extraordinary story about what is happening to people of my age (64). We aren’t giving up and we’re looking at double bubble fiscal fun when we reach our state pension age. What Helena Kelly has got to … Continue reading

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Widows’ provocative report on our retirement needs

Pension Age (and others) report that its research found a disconnect between what people want from their retirement income and what products they are actually choosing. In particular, the survey found that while 80 per cent of people wanted a … Continue reading

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What we need are “after-workplace pensions”.

The concept of the “employer covenant” is different for member and trustee The concept of collectivism in pensions is restricted to the workplace. The key instruments of collective pensions are payroll that collects contributions, the corporate treasury team that provides … Continue reading

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