Looking forward to a secure and financially independent retirement
Saving for your retirement may not seem important when you’re starting out. But the sooner you start saving for your retirement, the more secure your future will be.
Category: Retirement
Thinking about your plans for the future means taking action now
Retirement planning involves thinking about your plans for the future now – that means investing your money with the aim of maximising its value ready for when you retire. Careful retirement planning, the right mix of assets and starting sooner rather than later will help lead to the retirement you are looking for.
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Greater choice for retirees
Proposals to fundamentally redesign the UK private pensions system
undamental plans proposed to redesign the UK defined contribution pension system (as opposed to workplace final salary schemes) were announced as part of the Budget 2014 speech. This is the most far-reaching reform to the taxation of pensions since the regime was introduced in 1921, introducing new flexibility to the pensions system.
The freedom to choose how and when you access your pension
Your retirement should be something to look forward to, not worry about how to make ends meet. Whatever you want to do, understanding how to build up enough retirement savings and how pensions work should help you achieve your goals.
Keeping track of your pension portfolio pays dividends
If you’ve accumulated numerous workplace pensions over the years from different employers, it can be difficult to keep track of how they are performing. There is a danger that long-forgotten plans may end up festering in expensive, poorly performing funds, and the paperwork alone can be enough to put you off becoming more proactive.
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Investing for retirement
Building a savings pot to provide income when you retire
Investing regularly from as young an age as possible, while taking advantage of various tax incentives, is the logical way to achieve this.
Families are feeling the impact of benefit cuts
The cost of bringing up a child has reached £227,266, up from £222,458 last year, with the first year of a child’s life seeing the largest increase.
New data shows consumer confidence improving but worry is still strife
Data recently released by Aviva shows that over half (55%) of UK consumers worry that they will not have enough money to provide an adequate standard of living when they retire, with 18% of consumers saying they do not hold any form of savings or long-term investment products. Almost the same proportion of consumers (49%) think they will have to work beyond the normal retirement age.
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Long-term worries for the UK
Preparing for your financial future
Britons spend more time planning their next holiday, haircut and shopping excursions than they do making preparations for their financial future, according to new research.
The countdown clock is ticking– will you be ready?
It is estimated that potentially over 360,000[1] people could be affected by the new pensions lifetime allowance (LTA) changes, according to HM Revenue & Customs (20 March 2013). If you are one of these people, you will need to act fast, and we recommend that you contact us immediately or you could miss out on the opportunity to protect yourself from an unnecessary tax charge.