It’s not your imagination Your parents and their generation arranged retirement saving so they could cease work in their early 60s, then retire in their own home with an adequate …
Withdrawing some or all of my money from my pension pot?
If you’ve saved for retirement your entire working life, it may feel like you’ve hit the jackpot when you reach the magic age of 55, when you can finally access …
Consider Pension Consolidation
Pension Consolidation-Bring your pensions in from the cold The government estimates that people may have 11 jobs throughout their working life, so they could end up with 11 different, separate workplace …
Financial Scams Rise as People Aim to Prop Up Retirement Funds
Financial Scams are targeting your emotions Throughout your working life, you are encouraged to save money for retirement and invest your savings in a varied portfolio to finance a comfortable retirement. …
How Britain’s Autumn Statement Affects Pensioners
Retirement budgets remain strained On November 17, UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt addressed parliament with his Autumn Statement 2022. The government plan, alongside the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), acknowledges that …
A Dreamy Retirement Requires a Dose of Reality
What is Affecting Your Ability to Retire? It’s not a surprise that this year’s current UK inflation rate of 11.1%, rising interest rates, currency fluctuations, and political turmoil have had …
How Where You Live Affects Your Pension
How does your personal demographic profile affect your UK retirement? You’ve paid into the UK State Pension fund all of your working years. Now you’re 65 and want to retire …
What is Green Screening?
Combining values with business Green Screening think of the catchphrase ‘Think globally, act locally’ encourages us to be aware of the many factors influencing the health of the planet and …
Market volatility caused huge selloff
Market volatility caused huge selloff Investors reacting to the extraordinary turnover of UK leaders, who enacted unsupported budgets, resulting in government outcry and enormous market instability, pulled £27.9bn from UK …
US Social Security Rate Hike Biggest Since 1980s
How will this affect your wallet? The US Social Security Administration recently announced benefits will increase 8.7% for 2023. That’s the largest jump since the 11.2% increase enacted in 1981, during that high-inflation period. …