The Perfect Retirement Age

The Perfect Retirement Age

Since April 2011 there has been no such thing as a legal retirement age.   You can basically retire as young or as old as you like.   Fantastic if you are someone that values freedom of choice. Scary if you have no idea how to plan for retirement.   So, is there such...
What Happens To Your Pension When You Retire

What Happens To Your Pension When You Retire

What happens to your pension when you retire will depend on what type of pension you have.   Usually, nothing happens immediately and you have the choice as to when you take your pension and how you use it.   In this article, ‘retirement’ assumes you are above minimum...
The Age You Can Take Your Defined Benefit Pension

The Age You Can Take Your Defined Benefit Pension

If you have a defined benefit pension did you know that you don’t need to wait until ‘normal retirement age’ to take the benefits?  Receiving your pension income early could mean you can retire early!  There is a catch though. As the pension will be paid for longer...
Weekly Financial Update – 17.09.2020

Weekly Financial Update – 17.09.2020

It’s been a pretty quiet week for stock markets as all of the world’s major markets ended up with a positive return.     In the UK, we found out that unemployment rose to 4.1% during the May-July quarter. Up from 3.9% from the previous quarter. Whilst...