by bflindall | Oct 18, 2016 | pensions, retirement
Is it wise to swap your final salary pension for cash ? The new pension freedom rules arrived in April 2015 to a blaze of publicity. Anyone with a ‘money purchase’ scheme, also known as ‘defined contribution can access their money from age 55....
by bflindall | Jul 11, 2016 | annuities, pensions
Pension drawdown allows you to keep your fund invested in retirement as opposed to buying a miserly and restrictive annuity. The issue is that while many individuals detest the possibility of an annuity, the alternative means keeping your money invested which brings...
by bflindall | Mar 23, 2016 | ISAs, pensions
The government recently unveiled plans for a new lifetime ISA, which will be launched in April 2017. The new ISA addition was designed to help younger people save for both a house and their retirement. So for anyone between the ages of 18-to-40, you can basically save...
by bflindall | Jan 29, 2016 | pensions, retirement
The government are introducing pension rules which could leave high earners with unexpected tax bills. From 6 April 2016, the annual allowance will be tapered from £40,000 for those with earnings of £150,000 or more down to £10,000 for those with income of £210,000 or...
by bflindall | Jan 12, 2016 | pensions, retirement
If you are over 55, you can access up to 25% of your pension funds tax free and what’s more, you can do with it whatever you wish. One of the big benefits of pensions has always been the tax free cash lump sum you can take when you retire. In general you can take up...
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