Retirement

Over a third of OVER-55s think they will work beyond their state pension age We are witnessing a surge in the number of people giving retirement a second thought due to inflation rates and the cost of living crisis. Not only are more individuals looking to work beyond their State Pension age, but some are

More over-65s are still working than six years ago More people in the UK aged between 65 and 74 are still working compared to six years ago, new research shows[1]. The findings show there’s a marked increase in the number of people over 65 who remain in the workforce compared to 2016, and a fall

Or has Brexit dashed the dream? Some of us have had enough of the inclement weather in the UK, and dream of retiring somewhere warm and sunny.  We often talk about it for years, fed up with the same old routine, the same journey to work, the same things at work, and a desire to

How might the big freeze affect you? Most people get nowhere near breaching the pensions lifetime allowance, but that’s likely to change over the next five years.  The lifetime allowance is currently £1,073,100. This is a limit on the amount of pension benefits you can withdraw from all of your pension schemes – whether as

Time to take stock after recent market volatility. Pensions have come a long way in the last 20 years. Innovative products like stakeholder pensions have reduced costs, auto-enrolment has increased accessibility, and self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs) have boosted investment choice. These advances have been tempered by regular tinkering with pension rules by various governments, sometimes