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Are the conservatives the party for pensioners?
The Conservatives are due to talk this morning about how they can justify their claim that they are the party for pensioners. Look forward to promises to; Maintain the triple lock Increase the pensioners tax-free allowance from £6000 to … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Conservatives, IFS, long term care, pensioners, spending, Tax, welfare
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Any questions on the Guidance Guarantee?
This blog is about a conversation I had with the Pension Advisory Service. Following it I promised to feed back questions to TPAS about the Guidance Guarantee. The blog contains questions I want asking , some background on TPAS and … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, Guidance, happiness, Retirement
Tagged Business, Drawdown, Financial services, Guidance, Guidance Guarantee, long term care, Longevity, Michelle Crackneell, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Risk, Tax, TPAS
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“The predictable alternative to drawdown”
“Drawdown scares me”. It scares me because I am on my own, it scares me because I get a bumpy ride and most of all it scares me because I know that if I drawdown at a minute of … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, CDC, FCA, Financial Conduct Authority, FSA, pensions
Tagged Business, CDC, Defined benefit pension plan, Drawdown, DWP, Employment, FCA, Financial services, flexible drawdown, FSCS, Government, Insurance, long term care, MAS, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Retirement, Steve Webb, TPAS
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Cash and Carry
My Mum and Dad used to buy the ice-cream and cakes for the Methodist Fete at the cash and carry in Poole. They used to go down each summer in the Methodist Minibus and they would take me and … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, CDC, pension playpen, pensions
Tagged Business, Business and Economy, CDC, Collective drwdown, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, Drawdown, DWP, Financial services, flexible drawdown, long term care, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, Retirement, Steve Webb
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Sacred cows at the abattoir
In her 45 minute talk, Debora led us to an abattoir of sacred cows where we saw strung up on meat hooks our most cherished hopes. Continue reading
Posted in annuity, corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, Fiduciary Management, NEST, OECD, pension playpen, Retirement
Tagged Assisted Living, Basil D'Oliveira, Business, Debora, Debora Price, Equity release, Government, Health, long term care, Nicola Horlick, Nursing home, pension, Retirement, Ros Altmann, Self-sufficiency, Senior Health, United States
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Why are people not worried about living for ever?
In a recent article, Brian Spence identifies “a potential gap between the income needed and the actual pension income immediately after retirement followed by a period when an increasing element of disability results in a lower income requirement but also … Continue reading
Tagged 1, brian spence, disability, long term care, Longevity, pensioners, pensions
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