Typically, when we speak to younger clients, to retire at 55 feels like a good plan. Perhaps this is because their work is demanding, and they can’t imagine “keeping going” at that sort of pace for years on end. Last week the Government confirmed that the normal minimum pension […]
Tag Archives: pension planning
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Oct
Oct
NHS pensions made news this year, consultants and GPs blaming large tax bills, linked to pension statements, for making some work uneconomic. But why should high-earning power, coupled with pension provision, spell trouble – even for top-earners outside the NHS? Two key allowances are at play: the annual allowance (AA) […]
Blog, Financial Planning, Later Life, Pensions, Personal Finance, Retirement, Wealth
Pensions in your twenties and thirties?!
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Sep
Sep
As a thirty something (and hurtling towards the big 40) I often find myself thinking about retirement and what it’s going to look like. Not necessarily what I’ll be doing or the fact I’ll be finished work forever (yippee), I’m thinking about money, my pension, and will I have enough […]
Blog, Family, Financial Planning, Later Life, Pensions, Personal Finance, Retirement, Tax, Wealth
Lifetime Allowance – Myths you need to know
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Sep
Sep
For those who haven’t heard of this before, the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) is the amount that a UK individual can hold in a registered pension arrangement(s). Now the LTA is £1.055m and it is set to increase with CPI every year.
Blog, Family, Financial Planning, Investments, Pensions, Personal Finance, Retirement, Wealth
Future proof your lifestyle
27
Jun
Jun
It feels like there’s a lot of uncertainty about at the moment – whether it’s Brexit or our next PM or the state of the economy. It may be concern about climate change, job security, lifestyle. Although these things seem big and out of our control there are steps we […]
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