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Category: Pensions

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Pensions

5 effective ways to get the retirement you want after a lockdown pension freeze

According to a recent report by the Pension Policy Institute, 90% of people with a money purchase pension are at “high risk” of not achieving their expected retirement income. The…

By Alice Douglass24th August 202130th June 2025Leave a comment
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Pensions

2 pension reforms the government could make that you need to know about

Recent data from the Office for National Statistics reveals that the government has borrowed more than £300 billion so far to shore up Britain’s finances during the coronavirus lockdown. This…

By Alice Douglass19th July 202130th June 2025Leave a comment
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Pensions, Retirement

Pension Age Increase

Pension Age Increase The government have confirmed that the age at which you are allowed to take benefits from your pensions will increase to age 57 from 55.  This will…

By Alice Douglass17th May 202110th May 2021Leave a comment
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Pensions, Retirement

Plans for retirement: When should you do it?

Do you have a plan for retirement? Are you one of the lucky seven percent of people over the age of 50 who feels prepared? An article published by Pensions…

By Alice Douglass1st October 202030th June 2025
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COVID-19 & Your Finances, Pensions, State Pension

Your Pension And COVID-19

Your Pension And COVID-19 It’s April 2020, and we’re in the middle of a nationwide lockdown. All this in a bid to reduce the spread of novel virus; coronavirus. That…

By Alice Douglass15th June 202030th June 2025
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Financial Advice, Pensions, Protection, Retirement, Savings

Financial Planning when having a baby

When you are having a baby, there are so many things to think about: what travel system to buy, which car seat to choose, whether to use disposable or reusable…

By Alice Douglass28th April 202030th June 2025
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Divorce, Pensions, Retirement

Retired and Getting Divorced? Time to Consider Financial Arrangements

Are you retired and getting divorced? Now is the time to consider your financial arrangements. December to March can put a strain on all of us. But it can be…

By Alice Douglass24th February 202028th July 2025
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Divorce, Pensions, Retirement

Financial Advice and Divorce

It’s February, the month when love is in the air and couples celebrate Valentine’s Day. So I thought I would talk about Financial Advice and Divorce. People getting divorced will…

By Alice Douglass19th February 201928th July 2025
Financial Advice, Investment, Pensions, Protection, Retirement

New Year – Time to review your finances?

Happy New Year! It’s a chance to start afresh and do all of those things you said you were going to do last year but didn’t get round to.   With…

By Alice Douglass2nd January 201928th July 2025
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Pensions

The difference between defined benefit and defined contribution pensions

Since pension freedoms introduced in 2015 (cant believe its been that long), there has been an increasing number of people transferring out of Defined Benefit pensions – historically referred to…

By Alice Douglass20th November 201828th August 2025

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