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“By 50 year olds – for 50 year olds” – a pension system needing a relaunch- Richard Smith

Richard Smith has clipped this showing who understands pensions and who doesn’t. It’s produced by the people who are building the pension dashboard and boy/girl, they’re thorough. Here’s Richard explaining and including a link to Kate Shiner’s work. The chart … Continue reading

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Dashboards and what they’ll show to people.

I couldn’t blog about the pension dashboard without doffing my keyboard cap to Richard Smith who I feed to but who is much better at feeding back. Here for starters is a post from a couple of months that got … Continue reading

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April 2026, 6 months from October when the pension dashboard should be ready!

I was like 500 others attending by phone, laptop or desktop the Pensions Dashboard update. I will not take the wind out of Richard Smith’s sails. I follow him, his sails are taking me (I hope) to where the Dashboard … Continue reading

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Alternative ways to listen to Nico, Darren and now Richard and friends.

I am pleased that Darren and Nico have answered the questions that have been put to them but slightly disappointed that more challenging questions have not been asked. Here are the questioners who have been answered in one go though … Continue reading

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People need more pension, not just moaning about the lack of saving!

I enjoyed Richard Smith’s post on L&G’s moan about not getting enough paid into workplace pensions We know only too well that enough money is going into pension pots. Last Friday I listened to a friend telling the few delegates … Continue reading

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Artificial Intelligence is a matter of judgement

I find myself writing about the same subject, twice in one morning. It’s because I have at last got headlines that match what is happening to my job! First there’s financial advice. It’s something I did between 1984 and 2005 … Continue reading

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Richard Smith asks Standard life about his age wage in retirement! Gen X get real.

Richard Smith has made an important point. Many people build up DB pensions, many more build up DC pots and we all build up state pension. We need to understand how people think about all their retirement saved money whether … Continue reading

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Dashboards yes! May Richard Smith get his debate , can we get freedom from pots!

I am a fan of Richard Smith and all he is doing to help people get back control of their financial lives using dashboards. Like me he believes that pensions should be laid out as pensions not pots and I … Continue reading

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An amorous podcast with Kim Gubler’s Ronnie and Claire

It is rather fun to have Kim Gubler on Darren and Nico’s podcast this week. Kim Gubler Consultants has sold itself to IGG in a deal which Kim says ensures its independence but gives itself access to IGG’s private equity … Continue reading

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Pensions have a lot on ; no commercial dashboards for a good while please!

  The idea of having more than one pension dashboard – indeed dashboards for commercial purposes, has been mooted since the outset of the project but has never seemed further away. We have three questions we should ask about them … Continue reading

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