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Retirement Archive

Britain's savings gap £27 billion a year

According to Halifax Financial Services
An estimated £360 billion of housing assets will be passed down from one generation to another through inheritance over the next fifteen years. Read on
Defined contribution pensions

Employers no longer want to bear the risk of a longer         life expectancy and investment performance
Over the past few years there has been much media publicity about the move of many employers to close down their final salary pension schemes and replace them with defined contribution schemes, also known as money purchase schemes. Read on
Financially secure dependents

An alternative nest-egg
Young children may curse you for buying them a pension rather than an X-Box 360 or iPod, but thousands of grandparents and parents are squirreling away money in pensions for dependents early on in life to ensure their offspring are financially secure in retirement by their 18th birthday. Read on

How to buy an annuity

Maximising your retirement income
An annuity is an income for life provided by an insurance company in exchange for a pension fund or any lump sum. The bigger the pension pot, the bigger the income will be. Read on
Inheritance tax

Re-distributing wealth
Inheritance tax (IHT) was first introduced as capital transfer tax in 1975 by the then Labour Government. It was intended both to raise money and to re-distribute wealth from the rich to the poor – it was even promoted as a Robin Hood tax. Read on

Property funds

A new home for SIPP money
You may not be able to put a buy-to-let in your pension, but you can still invest in a collective scheme. Read on

Retiring Abroad

Europe's most popular destinations
Retiring to a place in the sun is a reality for an increasing number of people. But, setting up your finances properly is as important as choosing the right villa. Read on

SIPPs

Spreading risk by diversifying your pension portfolio
An annuity is an income for life provided by an insurance company in exchange for a pension fund or any lump sum. The bigger the pension pot, the bigger the income will be. Read on

The best of both worlds

New retirement freedoms
Since the arrival of the A-Day rules last April, it is now easier for those interested in winding down their working hours or changing careers in order to stave off a mid-life crisis to do so. Read on

Reforming State Pensions

During the past half century
the UK has developed the best private pensions system in Europe. Unfortunately, the state system has failed to keep pace and government is rightly seeking to improve matters so that those without a private pension (personal or employer sponsored) can be better off in retirement. Read on

Nominated Trustees

Professor Stephen Hawking
was once told that sales of A brief history of time would halve for each formula he put into the text. Read on
A-Day new pension tax regime

The importance of good advice
A-Day is 6 April 2006, the date when the old pension tax regime rules cease and the new ones take over. This will affect individuals, businesses and pension fund trustees. Read on

A-Day pensions reform

Are you taking full advantage of the new regime?
Are you fully up to speed with the new pensions reform that came into effect on 6 April this year, also known as A-Day? Read on

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