Tag Archives: Damian Stancombe

Is Freedom needed for an epic retirement?

  I have come to a conclusion after 42 years in pensions that freedom from pensions works for some but only some. David Brown has started a company called Freedom to make it easier to make sense of their savings … Continue reading

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Back to work tomorrow Damian? Millions like you to talk to!

I have followed the retirement of Damian Stancombe from a partner at Barnett Waddingham , through exploration of not having work to a return to work. Yeovil Town had a manager for a few days last month who came and … Continue reading

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Damian Stancombe – feeling good about winding down

I struggle to pin down what make Damian Stancombe such an engaging character. He has become a pensions celebrity without ever pinning his colours to any particular mast and it’s hard to work out what exactly he does. In his … Continue reading

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Why we should not be shut up about pensioner poverty – it exists and it shouldn’t.

If you’d been at the ICAS “how to avert the pension crisis” debate on Tuesday, you’ll remember that part of the conversation when we discussed the Institute of Fiscal studies’ contention that we were having difficulty spending our retirement savings. … Continue reading

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