pensions Tag Posts Index

Retirement? What Retirement?

My dad retired shortly before he turned 60. Sadly, he passed away from a stroke shortly after turning 60. Pretty sad. Regardless, he was pretty much "set for

Andy Burnham and Your Wallet: Could Labour’s Next Leader Change How Britain Taxes You?

So Andy is set to step into No 10 tomorrow, but what does his vision mean for yer money? A recent piece in The Week suggests we could see big shifts around wealth,

Many Employees Being Screwed Over

source The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has published a list of companies who have been defaulting on their employee pension contributions. More than

Is the Triple Lock Bankrupting Britain?

The Triple Lock is enormously expensive, yet politicians just aren't up to tackling it... This is unsurprising given that pensioners are more likely to vote, so

OH SH*T! JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs are About to Pop the Credit Bubble—And Take Stocks With It!...The UNTHINKABLE is About to Happen to 150 MILLION PEOPLE...Your City and State is RUNNING OUT OF MONEY

OH SHT! JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs are About to Pop the Credit Bubble—And Take Stocks With It!* The UNTHINKABLE is About to Happen to 150 MILLION PEOPLE Your City

Reicht die Rente? - Is the pension sufficient?

In Deutschland und anderen Ländern geht die Angst um, dass die Rente nicht mehr zum Leben ausreicht In Germany and other countries, there is a growing fear that

Will Labour Raid Britain's Pensions?

As Budget day approaches, anxiety is growing among pensioners and financial planners that Rachel Reeves may have to raid our pensions pots to balance the books going

Long-Term Investing: What the Experts Say

MoneyWeek's recently presented an overview of the surest strategies for long-term investing - which means looking at things in terms of several years or even decades

Defusing the Pensions Time Bomb

The UK pensions system is under growing pressure, with millions of people at risk of financial hardship in later life. Recent research has discovered that 25% of

Why Pensions Are Your Most Powerful Saving Tool 💰

Hello hello Hive fam it's @tengolotodo the male half of @mmonline here. Happy Wednesday and a big hello to anyone else joining in with our #wisdomwednesday series!

The Pension De-Risking Trend: Companies Offloading Billions in Pension Liabilities to Insurers

Image credit: Financial Times Large corporations are transferring their pension obligations to insurance companies through pension de-risking or pension buyouts.

Britain's Public Sector Pension Issue... Too Generous to maintain...?

While I am set to be the beneficiary of one in the not-too-distant-future, public sector pensions are a huge burden on the state, simply because they are so generous

Pension Advisor: A Decent Job...?!?

Every Thursday at Citizens Advice there's a local pension advisor who comes in and does four appointments a week through PensionWise, the government's Pension Advice

Track My Stack: A Handy Wealth Tracker and Pension Planner

If yer looking for a decent wealth tracking app for yer phone, I can recommend 'Track my Stack', available for various platforms... I only downloaded it a few days

个人养老金对个人意味什么？

近日，人力资源社会保障部、财政部等五部门联合印发《关于全面实施个人养老金制度的通知》。明确自12月15日起，在中国境内参加城镇职工基本养老保险或者城乡居民基本养老保险的劳动者，均可以参加个人养老金制度。税收优惠政策的实施范围从36个先行城市(地区)同步扩大到全国。 "哈，估计社保是没戏啰！" 我不由暗戳戳地想道！

A few Thoughts on Pension MegaFunds

There are currently 86 local authority pension funds in UK, and the majority are extremely risk averse. These funds collectively manage around £500BN in assets which

UK Pension Funds Now Investing in BTC, but the crowd doesn't like it!

I noticed these headlines in my feed recently, pertaining to the news of an 'un-named UK pension fund having invested 3% of its assets in Bitcoin... Irresponsible...?

Changes Coming to British Pensions...?!?

The government wants to make some changes to to the rules surrounding the management of our £2 trillion pensions market.... Needless to say this is an astronomical

A few thoughts on 'Minimum' Retirement Living Standards...

I recently stumbled upon the Pensions and Lifetime Saving Association's research on Retirement Living Standards here in the UK... They have used the Joseph Rowntree

Are older retirees getting a raw deal...? (Probably not!)

This Guardian Article caught my attention today: Are older retirees getting a bad deal...? The starting point for the premise in the title is that those in receipt