The individual and group pensions market is an ever changing world, with new legislation being brought out on a regular basis, it is difficult to keep track of what options are available with regard to your retirement planning. Hopefully within this section of our website we can explain many of these options in plain simple language and help you plan for your future. This information is purely intended as guidance and therefore if you require any specific advice please contact us directly for independent financial advice.
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| What is a personal pension? |
| The fundamentals of a personal pension plan are very simple. You put money into a savings fund, it hopefully grows in value and at retirement you convert the fund into a regular income payment, which will replace part, or all, of your earnings from employment. read more.. |
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| What Are My Options At Retirement? |
| The purpose of this document is to try and explain some of the common options open to clients when they come to take their retirement benefits.This document does NOT apply to people who are in Final Salary pension plans. read more.. |
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| Income Drawdown - Is It Right For Me? |
| Annuities are historically the most popular option in retirement, with a great many looking for the security that they provide. However, it's unlikely that they will continue to account for as high a % of retirement income products as they have in the past, Why, you ask? This document will explain further. read more.. |
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| Alternatively Secured Pension and the Family SIPP |
| Despite the recent debates on whether Alternatively Secured Pension (ASP) should be available to everyone, it was introduced at A-Day as an alternative option to annuity purchase for those aged 75 and over. Rather than being forced to purchase an annuity, ASP now offers greater choice and flexibility for those over age 75. It enables them to continue drawing an income directly from their fund in a similar way to Unsecured Pension. read more.. |
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| Pensions And Divorce |
| Although the number of divorces granted in the UK has been falling, to just under 150,000 in 2006 (Source: National Office of Statistics 2007), divorces still affect well over 1/4 million adults every year and their pension prospects. Like it or not, with pensions being most people’s second biggest asset, a major consideration is always going to be pension benefits. read more.. |
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| Understanding Personal Pensions |
| Personal pensions may be suitable if you're employed and not in a company pension scheme, or as an addition to a company pension. You may also wish to set up a personal pension if you are self-employed or if you are not working but can afford to put aside money for retirement. read more.. |
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| Reshaping Retirement |
| We all know it’s important to plan for retirement, but many of us are still not planning well enough. Despite all the media headlines and Government initiatives, many of us still have a ‘tomorrow will do’ attitude. This is worrying for one simple reason – we are going to live longer than most of us think. This article explains further. read more.. |
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