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Tag Archives: Property
The Four Trillion pound lifeboat for (some) British Pensioners.
I was in Westminster last night for drinks on the terrace watching politicians lining up to tell their in-jokes about the Conservative party leadership contest. The jokes weren’t very funny and even if they were, I couldn’t tell you them … Continue reading
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Posted in advice gap, age wage, pensions
Tagged AgeWage, Equity release, pensions, Property
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Grand designs from Dolphin Trust
If you want to invest in Dolphin Trust , you can still do so by following the link behind the advertisement above.(though the telephone number doesn’t work and you’ll just be handing your contact details to a sales team if … Continue reading
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Pensions before politics!
It must be odd to hear your job is up for grabs in six weeks time. Even with a 10,000 majority, Richard Harrington MP – our Pensions Minister – must have been a little flustered by the announcement from … Continue reading
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Posted in pensions
Tagged Brighton, estate agents, football, Pensions Dashboard, Property, property rights, simon kirby, Treasury, watford
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Retiring using other people’s money
Thanks to Jo Cumbo for putting me on to this excellent debate on “property v pension”. You can listen to it here; http://bbc.in/2cyqQgP The crux of the argument is about borrowing. People do not borrow other people’s money to invest in … Continue reading
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Property or pension – Village or City?
Ros Altmann, who writes better than any financial commentator I know, has produced a brilliant blog on the differences between investing in a property and investing in a pension. You can read the blog here, this is the key … Continue reading
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Posted in pensions
Tagged advisor, Business, City, Immigrant, pension, Property, Ros Altmann, Village
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Brexit- good for people’s pensions. Pensions -worse for Brexit Britain.
Contrary to the received idea, Brexit and its aftershock, the Bank of England’s QE statement , has been good for the pension in people’s pocket. Ok, we don’t have pensions in our pocket- but if we’re simply valuing our pension … Continue reading
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Midsummer Madness as £3.5bn’s lost to real assets!
The Investment Association reported yesterday that jerks kneed £3,500,000,000 out of funds in June – “clearly Brexit has been unsettling, with property and equity funds particularly affected” – the report opined. Well £2.8bn was lost from equity funds and £1.4bn … Continue reading
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Our parents’ houses.
property, downsizing, home, residence, sheltered housing, family, children, grandchildren Continue reading
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Posted in later life, London, Pension Freedoms, pensions, Retirement
Tagged downsize, Fulham Palace Road, Legal & General, Nigel Williams, Oscar, pension, properties, Property, Shaftesbury, Telegraph, winchester
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You can’t buy a sausage with a brick
Time to start saving for your future lads – you can’t buy a sausage with a brick – never could. You certainly can’t fund your retirement from negative equity.
