Tag Archives: life
In finance, HENRY ‘s for High Earners, Not Rich Yet. In Life , Richness doesn’t come from money
I have two people keen on reminding me why I may be less wealthy than I ought to be! I hadn’t meant to complain about my current state but clearly I have opened the door to those advocating self-improvement. Stay … Continue reading
The chaotic results of “pension freedom” – thanks to Financial Lives. (pt 8)
I had the revelation last week of the source of the 162 slides that I have been working through which form the “pension” part of the FCA’s 2024 Financial Lives report. I have written about how I found out the … Continue reading
The Hymans master trust default fund review; “in the midst of life….”
https://readymag.com/p14287617 I am pleased to see Hymans Robertson publishing data from a number of master trusts that puts the member’s experience to the fore. They have produced a framework for understanding the impact of default investment strategies that they claim … Continue reading
Why do actuaries worry more about death than life?
Yesterday the ONS published new numbers on anticipated life expectancy in the UK. Follow David Robbins’ thread for the significance of life expectancy to the recalculation of the state pension age. 1/X) It could be said that today’s ONS life … Continue reading
Houses are for living in – pensions are for life! An answer to financial economics.
“the river of private pensions in the UK will only get shallower as it widens out to include so many more of us” – Steve Bee Steve’s metaphor is so precise, so visual and so elegantly conveyed that this quote … Continue reading