The importance of saving for retirement has been really driven home over recent years, particularly with the auto-enrolment campaign (“We’re all in”). Here is a quick look at the four types of pension and what happens to them upon the holder’s death. The state pension A state pension is given to an individual (even though […]
Archives for February 2018
Inflation, Interest Rates & Investment
This week interest rates are on everyone’s mind. There are various ways to measure inflation but the basic idea behind them is much the same, inflation indexes track the changes in a basket of goods and services which is considered to be a good representation of how the average person spends their money. Of course, […]
What Price Retirement?
When it comes to working out how much money you’ll need to pay for something, you need to have at least a reasonable idea of how much it’s going to cost. This holds as true for retirement as for any other aspect of financial planning. Working out the cost of your retirement Look online and […]