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US or Europe (including UK). Where’s the world down under turning to invest?
I have an admiration for the New Zealand Super Fund and that’s based on achievement. Mary McDougall’s article is well worth reading, I have some spare “free reads” so early birds can read Mary on this link. I suspect that … Continue reading
State Pension at 75 – for sure – but at a cost to social insurance
I have shared some thoughts from experts – not adulterated by my bastardisation, but as they came to me. They are reactions to my blog this morning. This is the tweet of the article in the Times, the tweet by … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Young, Benefit Jack, social insurance, state pensions, UK, US
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When golf makes you stay up – Tommy’s #1
I don’t stay up late, in bed by 10pm but not last night. Tommy Fleetwood is someone you’d like as a friend, for my generation – we’d be proud to have him as a son! The best moment was after … Continue reading
DC pensions need liquidity, here’s the price you may pay in pension
Private markets in my Pension – yes please The idea of investing in pensions is that the money stays invested over time. I have argued that when DC schemes start paying pensions they do so on a collective basis. If … Continue reading
Pension Bee finds US much the same in New York as London
Oh yes New York consumers are reckoned savvy – they probably think we Londoners are too. But what ties us together is we are stupid and funny! I am a fan of Pension Bee, they are a successful pension company … Continue reading
Why politics should be a young person’s game
The US presidential debate, played out in full on radio 5 was unedifying. It featured a conflicted felon beating up an 82 year old man who seemed mildly demented. To coin a phrase from the previous night’s UK debate “is … Continue reading
Reintroducing pensions to the USA
The American Department of Labor is demanding that regulated sponsors of their workplace pensions convert participants’ account balances into an estimated monthly income stream at retirement. This follows primary regulation in Congress last year know as the SECURE Act Using … Continue reading
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Tagged 401l, Erissa, US, USA
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“Mind the lag”; what we can learn from the States
In America they said the virus was beaten, and the virus wasn’t beaten This alarming chart illustrates the poor job the U.S. has done in containing Covid-19 compared to the European Union, a bigger region of independent countries that suffered … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbott, Bournemouth, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Texas, UK, US
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An Apple a day, 700 reasons not to stay!
General angst, everywhere but here! There are a lot of people getting very angry about the EU’s determination that Apple should be paying Euro 13bn in tax to the Irish Government. Apple aren’t happy at the prospect of corporate profits … Continue reading