Tag Archives: Martin Lewis

Martin Lewis – if ever we needed an adviser

Posted on February 23, 2023 by henry tapper

We watched the Martin Lewis 90 minute pension special again last night – not to pick holes in it but to pick up tips, especially around the sections on the state pension and benefits. We have friends and family who … Continue reading →

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Pensions – a day working out what matters (and what doesn’t).

Posted on February 22, 2023 by henry tapper

  There were three events yesterday that made me ask “what matters”. The Rebalance Earth Conference , a “real-life” conference addressed by John Glen and a range of experts engaged in restoring our planet’s natural capital. An SG Conference, focussing … Continue reading →

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How you can boost your state pension for free.

Posted on December 31, 2022 by henry tapper

Most people still to get their state pension will get a full entitlement, it may not all be paid by the state (many people get part of it paid as part of their company pension) but so long as you’ve … Continue reading →

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Financial education? It needs more conviction than most of us can muster!

Posted on April 30, 2022 by henry tapper

People in the pensions industry are fond of using the phrase “financial education” as if they know the answer and those who aren’t doing what they want to do are financially illiterate.  This is hugely arrogant and largely wrong. People … Continue reading →

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A proposal for Government on pensioner poverty,

Posted on April 11, 2022 by henry tapper

In my earlier blog today , I argue that employers and pension providers should cease jawing about extra saving and focus on making existing saving more affordable for those struggling to heat and eat. In this blog, I ask whether … Continue reading →

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Ouch!

Posted on March 12, 2022 by henry tapper

Savers and spenders are being hit with bad news as the cap comes off energy prices and their  investments suffer heavy write downs. Ouch! https://t.co/dDSJgAr2BN — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) March 11, 2022 Investing in BRICS economies was widely touted as … Continue reading →

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Influencing people to be proud of their pension

Posted on February 22, 2022 by henry tapper

I was struck by a tweet from Martin Lewis yesterday Rather happy to see my video about pension auto-enrolment on TikTok has had 70,000 views in the hour since I posted it. It’s very rewarding to see that audience watching … Continue reading →

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Will Rishi’s “loan-not loan” scheme do more harm than good?

Posted on February 11, 2022 by henry tapper

Martin Lewis’ followers are backing Martin Lewis by four to one in his call to scrap the Treasury intervention in how we pay our fuel bills over the next five years. In around October 2022: EVERY ELECTRICITY BILL will be reduced … Continue reading →

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Online pension scams are a daily problem and cost us £1bn+

Posted on February 8, 2022 by henry tapper

Investor losses from #pension scams estimated at more than £1bn but fraud really isn’t a big problem, says UK Minister. https://t.co/EL76pP8JHe — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) February 7, 2022 One of the things that endears Martin Lewis to the nation is … Continue reading →

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Auto-enrolment upgrade? Let’s sort out state benefits first.

Posted on January 27, 2022 by henry tapper

He said much the same, re: bidding for a Bill in the 3rd or 4th session, to @AdrianBoulding in September. https://t.co/ehKIxCKoE1 — David Robbins (@David_J_Robbins) January 26, 2022   The thread says what needs to be said. The Government has … Continue reading →

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