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Opperman’s “mid-life” MOT re-purposed.
Amazing news that the 6 year campaign on #MidlifeMOT really taking off – the front page story in the @thetimes really very good news. Addressing wellbeing, as well as wealth and work, in middle age, the key to so much … Continue reading
Update “Client slams Mercer after losing £600k value on pension pot” – Update
*Update* This article refers to the original version of an article in Money Marketing. This was updated on 17th/18th April and no longer contains the financial loss mentioned in this article. Thanks to Katey Pigden who came off maternity to … Continue reading
“Might young people do well from CDC?” – Con Keating’s thinking on investments.
In a risk-obsessed world, Con Keating observes that it’s its absence of risk-management that could be CDC’s greatest boon to the young. The new member joining a collective DC scheme is contributing marginally to a collective fund. This fund is itself … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, Con Keating, de-risking, milennials, pensins, Young People
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A sad year – when only Tories count.
I am going to the Conservative party conference, I am not going to the freak show in Liverpool and I don’t even know when the Liberals are convening. I have limited time on my hands to understand Government but I … Continue reading
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Tagged Conference, Conservative, Frank Field, Labour, Liberals, pensins, pension, Politics, Ros Altmann, Tories, Treasury
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A tax on pensions, no one saw coming.
The single state pension , coming to a pensioner near you , from April 2016 is supposed to be simple. It will operate under the same rules for everyone. But that doesn’t mean that everyone will get the same pension (as … Continue reading
Posted in pensions, Pensions Regulator, Ros Altmann
Tagged cuts, defined benefit, DWP, GMP, Indexation, National Insurance, pensins, Tax
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When will we ever learn?
There are no short-cuts in pensions, there are no silver bullets, easy answers, no lottery wins, no free alpha. There’s just a lot of hard saving backed up by good governance , cost control and sound investment strategy. Pete Seeger, … Continue reading
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Tagged accountant, accountants, auto enrolment, Business, choiice, decisions, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Employment, Financial services, IFA, Investment, Investment strategy, National Employment Savings Trust, Payroll, payroll bureau, pensins, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Politics, Retirement, Steve Webb, workplace pensins
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