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Tag Archives: Al Rush
Time has told for Tideway
So – over three years after writing that Tideway’s activities in the DB transfer market should be stopped, Tideway’s activities in the DB market have been stopped. A note on the FCA’s register says that, as of 3 July, … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, pensions
Tagged Al Cunningham, Al Rush, DB, DB transfers, James Baxter, NMA, Ollie Smith, Tideway
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Polarised or bi-polar? DB transfers today.
Back in November, I reported on Ruston Smith’s initiative at Tesco to provide his colleagues with help finding the right type of adviser. AgeWage had been helping Ruston promote this to other firms earlier in the year and I’m glad … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, age wage, pensions
Tagged Al Rush, DB transfers, ft, Reason, ruston smith, Tescos
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Great Pension Debate 4 – Port Talbot revisited
Al Rush is organising the fourth episode of the Great Pensions Debate. Here – in Al’s inimitable style, is what this is all about. You can sign up for the Great Pension Debate 4 by following this link, all you … Continue reading
Posted in BSPS, pensions
Tagged #Pensiondebate, Aberavon beach hotel, Al Rush, Al Rush Pensiondebate, British, Debate, Great, pension, Port Talbot
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BSPS – is the “dam breaking”
The imagination of Al Rush is stirred by deeds of the RAF so I smiled to see this Facebook post. Being on the other side of the planet, I had not picked up on this press release from the FCA. … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Rush, BSPS, dam, dambusters, jo cumbo, justice, pensions
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Now that’s what I call financial advice.
I’m quoting Al Rush from the Facebook post he made yesterday evening following the meetings of steelworkers with MPs and Regulators yesterday. Al’s message to the steelmen Sometimes, in my line of work, it can be dispiriting to work for … Continue reading
Posted in BSPS, pensions
Tagged Al Rush, BSPS, FSCS, IFA, pensions, Philippa Hann, Steel men
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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
Posted in annuity, pensions
Tagged #, Al Rush, challenge, Great Pension Debate, Personal Finance Society, PFS, Port Talbot, Steve Webb, Swansea Bay
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A sunnier side to Port Talbot
Dancing like a hippo with a Welsh Lovely who had serenaded us with her karaoke on the Port Talbot esplanade! The life of a jobbing pension commentator doesn’t have to be dull or sad and while this is not the … Continue reading
In the rising of the sun and its going down
Well we’re here in advance of the Great Pension Debate in the Aberavon Beach Hotel in Port Talbot, in a couple of hours, I’ll be introducing Paul Lewis, Jo Cumbo and the brilliant IFAs who will be focussing our minds … Continue reading
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Tagged #Pensiondebate, Aberavon beach hotel, Al Rush, pensions, Port Talbot
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A pension or a tax wrapper?
So we get to the heart of the matter. Is a pension a “wage in retirement” or is it a “tax-incentivised tax-wrapper”? This little exchange on twitter sums up the differing views. For those who practice holistic financial planning, Al … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Rush, Dave Thompson, Old age, pensions, phoney freedoms, Wage in retirement
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When we “de-risk” – where does the risk go?
When you do the washing up, you leave your plates clean, the dirt gets washed down the sink. The same when you change the oil in your car or when you go to the toilet. What happens is that all … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberavon Hotel, Al Rush, de-risk, de-risking, Pension Risk, pensions, toilet
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