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Were you thinking of retiring?
For a lot of people my age (58 going on 59), retirement was looking a cert. Now I and many like me, will have to think some more, save some more and maybe be a little less cocky about our … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, Australia, CDC, Jim Hennington, pensions, Stephen Huppert, variable annuity
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Resilience.
A different perspective? The FTSE is on sale…… pic.twitter.com/KcdNv0vTG4 — Holly Mackay (@HollyAMackay) March 9, 2020 I am sure Holly’s graphic shouldn’t be taken as financial advice , though some will try to catch a falling knife. We have no … Continue reading
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Posted in advice gap, age wage, Blogging, BSPS, Consolation, defined ambition, pensions
Tagged CDC, DB transfers, pensions, Port Talbot
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Some home-truths about our pensions.
When asked “have you got a pension”, most people now say yes. That’s because most people (not all) who are in workplace pensions see the amount paid into a savings account as a payroll deduction that says “pension”. There are … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, AgeWage, CDC, DWP, pensions, Retirement, Treasury
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The PPF could grow up a (C)DC lifeboat
One of the enduring features of the last ten years is Andy Young texting me “this is all getting too much, I think I’m going to retire”. Among the many things that Andy has created – he is a great … Continue reading
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Posted in CDC, pensions, Public sector pensions, responsible investing
Tagged Andy Young, CDC, pensions, ppf, Vision
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So what do pension people want from politicians?
I’ve started so I’ll finish, I will post my views on the Conservative manifesto from a pensions perspective, when it gets published. But as I didn’t have to waste many words on the Liberal policy pleasantary afterthought, I’d look into … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, Guy Opperman, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, pensions, PP, professional pensions, Steve Webb
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“Evolution not revolution” as important for what it omits as what it says.
My view when I started this morning’s blog #Poole #Dorset #NovemberToMember pic.twitter.com/wpLW4EIcjy — Pension Plowman (@henryhtapper) November 16, 2019 I finished reading “Evolution not revolution – five years of freedom” sensing something had been missing. That something has just come … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, CDC, dc, DCIF, Drawdown, Evolution, pension, pensions, revolution
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“Five years of freedom” – is evolution enough?
The Defined Contribution Investment Forum have commissioned an excellent body of research from Richard Parkin and Ignition House. The result is a packed report running to over 60 pages that provides a new insight on the problems individuals are facing … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, DCIF, Evolution, Freedoms, Igntion House, Pension Freedoms, pensions, revolution, Richard Parkin
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We almost got a pensions dashboard….
It now seems unlikely that parliament will complete reading the Pensions Bill. The Bill introduces compulsion on employers to provide data to a pensions dashboard and it gives CDC the green light, at first for the Royal Mail and later … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, Dashboard, Guy Opperman, Pension Dashboard, pensions
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A genuine parliamentary “pensions debate” – something to be welcomed.
I have not had time to follow the parliamentary debate on the Pensions Bill but I’m grateful for Jo Cumbo’s tweets and will pick up on them. Firstly, it is good that we have a House of Lords with people … Continue reading
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The wealthy fool and everyman are one combined
There ought to be an extra class of vulnerable customer in the FCA’s definitions – “the wealthy fool”. We all know that a fool and his (and it generally is a his) money’s easily parted but we have the … Continue reading
