Tag Archives: Richard Smith

An Eiffely fun video from Richard Smith on the Pension Dashboard

Posted on October 13, 2026 by henry tapper

So Richard is putting together his best clips to provide an alternative view of the Pensions Conference, the one he (and I) would have liked to have gone to! Continue reading →

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What we’re going to love about the pensions dashboard – Richard Smith

Posted on October 12, 2026 by henry tapper

This week we will remind those there with institutional hats about ordinary people . This time what we are going to love most about the Dashboard. Continue reading →

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Richard Smith’s Free Coffee Morning link is here! 10.30 this morning

Posted on October 6, 2026 by henry tapper

Why is he being called into every conversation? It’s because he is an unbiased commentator on the state of pensions, of the pension dashboards and of how we will be getting a lifetime income when we retire. Continue reading →

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Richard Smith’s everywhere but nowhere more accessible than tomorrow at 10.30 am!

Posted on October 5, 2026 by henry tapper

Even when Richard’s not there in presence he seems to be there in spirit! I’ve listened to 90 minutes of the VFM podcast where he gets more mentions than Arsenal. Continue reading →

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Pension people- lets elevate our thinking to ‘consumer level’

Posted on September 25, 2026 by henry tapper

To state the bleeding obvious, we should be offering consumers a better retirement income  forecast than we do today. Continue reading →

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Richard Smith is Janus ; he looks forward and backwards.

Posted on August 7, 2026 by henry tapper

  Richard is nostalgic and far-seeing! Richard  is Janus, the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. He is usually depicted as having a double-sided head. Janus presides over the beginning and ending of conflict, and … Continue reading →

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Richard Smith is Janus ; he looks forward and backwards.

Posted on August 7, 2026 by henry tapper

  Richard is nostalgic and far-seeing! Richard  is Janus, the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. He is usually depicted as having a double-sided head. Janus presides over the beginning and ending of conflict, and … Continue reading →

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Richard Smith calls for Andy Burnham’s help; the pension dashboard needs the new prime minister.

Posted on July 20, 2026 by henry tapper

Richard Smith has a message for the Prime Minister on his first day in charge. We will hear over the next few days news of our new Chancellor and the place for our Pensions Minister. Much will change but pensions … Continue reading →

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The Pension Dashboard’s going well but it needs to agree this word “pension”.

Posted on July 3, 2026 by henry tapper

Richard Smith is at the centre of any conversation about Pensions Dashboard(s). You don’t have to click through to see the video. The Pensions Dashboard  doesn’t answer the kind of questions people should have. It shouldn’t use delusional simplicity. Five … Continue reading →

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“Life ends, but love endures (very often through a pension)”…Richard Smith.

Posted on June 22, 2026 by henry tapper

Richard’s posts should not be commented on, this post this morning on Linked in is an example.

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