For younger readers, MIRAS was Mortgage Interest Relief at Source. A scheme allowing UK homeowners to receive tax relief on…
We bought our present house more than forty years ago. The newspapers all said "Buy as expensive a house as…
The RF approach is probably close to what Andy Burnham would like to happen, but the mood music at present…
The economic background is challenging and guidance can be found in the recent report The RF report’s key findings are:…
Tag Archives: Martin Lewis
What payroll can do to keep away the loan sharks.
We all know the sharks that swim in financial waters preying on the weakest and driving them and their families into deeper debt with all the social and health problems that “deep debt” brings. And I’m sure that if it … Continue reading
Posted in Debt, investment, ISA, Management, Martin Lewis, Payroll, pension playpen
Tagged Business, Ceridian, CIPP, dc pensions, debt, Employment, Financial services, Loan-shark, Martin Lewis, MSE, National Employment Savings Trust, Payroll, pension, Retirement, Saving, Savings, Steve Webb
5 Comments
Making a buyer’s market for pensions
Organisations such as Which have always charged a subscription for their research. Those prepared to pay a regular monthly amount built libraries of reports which help us purchase everything from groceries to credit cards. Which put its readers in control- … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, alvin hall, Martin Lewis, pensions
Tagged Business, Buyers, corporate risk, dc pensions, Financial services, Government, Life annuity, Martin Lewis, MSE, National Employment Savings Trust, Pension Regulator, pensions, Politics, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, social media, Steve Webb, Which, workplace Pensions
1 Comment
I wanna tell you a story
Every picture tells a story, this blog is about storytelling. Some people don’t like stories, they think they’re tricky – like the photo. But good stories surprise you because they make you see things in a different way, they help … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, advice gap, alvin hall, life insurance, pensions, Personality, poetry
Tagged Alvin Hall, Beowulf, Hamlet, Martin Lewis, pensions, Rodney Bewes, Shakespeare
4 Comments
As for saving- our kids could be teaching us!
The punters just do not want what the pensions industry is trying to sell them These are the words of the financial editor of the Evening Standard, Anthony Hilton. Hilton expresses his frustration not at the public but … Continue reading
A message to 1.2m employers who aren’t reading (yet)!
We are in danger of letting the cost of auto-enrolment exceed its value Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, customer service, pensions
Tagged Aegon, DWP, Leslie Williams, Lloyds Banking Group, Martin Lewis, pension, Standard Life, Steve Webb
2 Comments
Get up! Stand up! For your pension rights!
Governance on these schemes cannot be imposed by Government, it needs to happen organically – bottom up. Continue reading
No learning without doing!
NOTHING that’s precisely how much it will cost you to get an excellent pension plan at less than half the cost of a stakeholder pension. Continue reading
The pension zeitgeist
The real lessons to be learned come from what people do , not just what they say; but we can start by listening to the pensions Zeitgeist Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, Retirement, social media
Tagged Amazon, Amazon.com, Business, Financial services, Martin Lewis, social media, Tesco, Tesco Clubcard
1 Comment
Primavera for the pension playpen
This site will not be for pension people, it will be for people interested in pensions Continue reading
The problem with actuaries
The closest most actuaries get to the beneficiaries of pensions is behind a one way mirror watching a focus group arranged by a marketing company. Continue reading
Yes - but particularly in terms of pensions we need to support existing employers and help them thrive and grow.…