Topic: Retirement

Accumulating wealth for your children or grandchildren

Posted on July 1, 2015 by - News, Protection, Retirement

How to give them a financial head start in life as they grow up in the modern world

Anyone with children knows there will be lots of demands on the household finances, but when it comes to long-term saving, perhaps for university or a first home, even a small sum can give your child a financial head start in life over a long period of time. With this in mind, the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has taken a look at long-term investment company performance, and what to consider when investing for children. (more…)

Changing work patterns

Posted on July 1, 2015 by - News, Retirement

Over-50s retrain for later life retirement funding

Nearly two thirds of over-50s workers would consider retraining so they could work longer in retirement, research from MetLife[1] shows. (more…)

Planning your retirement income

Posted on July 1, 2015 by - News, Retirement

Will the pension reforms have an effect on retirement planning?

Just under a third (30%) of people believe the recent pension reforms will affect their plans for retirement income. Responding to a Schroders survey, of the people who said pension reforms will affect retirement, a significant proportion (45%) said they are likely to consider taking some money as cash and putting the balance in an investment fund. (more…)

Unlocking the New pension landscape

Posted on April 29, 2015 by - Retirement

Are you ready for the responsibilities of being in complete control over all of your money?

On 6 April this year, ‘pensions freedom day’, the pension landscape changed forever. From this date for the first time ever, individuals were given complete control over all the money in their ‘defined contribution’ retirement savings plans, whether large or small. (more…)