Pensions

Below are our 17 articles in the pensions' category:

Alternatives to Pensions
Although pensions are a guaranteed source of income when you finally hit retirement age and are also very tax efficient, they do carry with them a...
Can You Close Your Pension Shortfall?
If your retirement income works out at less than your retirement outgoings, then you have a pension shortfall. A pension shortfall indicates that...
Getting a Better Pension
It is a well known fact that as the recession bites harder, older workers close to retirement are facing two major concerns. First, there’s the...
How Much Should You Invest in a Pension?
How much should you invest in a pension is a tricky question and the answer takes in a number of factors. A pension may need to last you for 20...
How To Get More From Your Pension
Getting the most from your pension should always be a priority. Your pensions, investments, and savings will no doubt need to last you for at least...
Pension Choices
Pension choices are no longer what they used to be. Whereas once people could be certain of a job for life and the pension that went along with it,...
Pensioner Savings Q&A
Ask the vast majority of savers exactly what it is that they are saving for and they'll answer with one word - retirement. Yet those people who are...
Pensions for the Self Employed
If you run any kind of a business it may be tempting to disregard a pension plan and look on your business as your pension. This is a risky way to...
Pensions from Your Employer-What You Need to Know
For the majority of people in the UK pension plans will be set up through their employer. An occupational pension is a pension plan that is usually...
Should You Defer Your Pension?
If you are planning to carry on working after you reach retirement age, or you don’t need to rely on your state pension straight away, you might...
Taxation and Pensions
Unfortunately, just because you are no longer working does not mean that you will no longer be paying tax. State, personal, and company pensions...
The 12 Biggest Pension Mistakes
Your pension should be your greatest asset as you enter retirement, but if you make a mistake with your pension in the years before you retire you...
The Government's New Work Based Pension Scheme
At present no-one in the UK is compelled to set up their own personal pension. However, that is set to change. From 2012 millions of workers who...
Types of Annuity
When you buy an annuity you are basically exchanging a lump sum of money for a guaranteed regular income. People who buy annuities will usually use...
Understanding Taxes Paid on Pension Income
It is a well-known fact there are just two certainties in life: death and taxes. It still comes as something of a surprise to people approaching...
Ways to Supplement Your State Pension
These are difficult times for most people, but especially for pensioners. At £90.70 a week, the Basic State Pension does get you very far. Many...
Your Pension: How to Make a Complaint
It has been said that the British are no good at complaining, but when it comes to important financial matters, such as our pensions, then knowing...
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