Tag Archives: Richard Smith
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
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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Tagged Darren, Nico, Questions, Richard, Richard Smith, VFM, VFM podcast
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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
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
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
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
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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Tagged AgeWage, Dashboard, kim gubler, Pensions, podcast, Richard Smith, VFM
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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
I understand my state pension but not these statements about my private pension pots.
Richard Smith is angry. He has five pension pots but he has no idea what income he will get when from 2027 there’s a default pension he will be able to draw. That is apart from Scottish Widow’s explanation that … Continue reading
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Tagged Complicated, Pension Dashboard, Pensions, pots, Richard Smith, SMPI, state pension
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Richard Smith deserves a new year’s honour (this year or next) ! #pension #dashboard
Christmas finds Germany enthused by Richard Smith. We want him back in Britain for the new year. There is a good argument for advertising good news for the public by a Government keen to be well-regarded by the same. It … Continue reading
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