by Dan Eatch | Jun 7, 2019 | Life assurance, Pensions, Savings, Wealth planning
Your chances of reaching 100 are probably greater than you imagine. It may sound fanciful, but a 100-year lifespan is well within the bounds of probability. That could have profound implications for your retirement planning. While the average 70-year-old man...
by Dan Eatch | Nov 2, 2018 | Auto enrolment, Pensions
Pension savings have grown after six years of automatic enrolment, but more progress is required to provide most people with adequate funds for retirement. Automatic enrolment has sharply reversed the downward trend in workplace pension membership, which hit a...
by Dan Eatch | Apr 6, 2018 | Pensions
Do you know when you’ll reach your state pension age? When planning for retirement it’s crucial to know your entitlements. The level of the state pension has become more straightforward in some ways since the introduction of a flat-rate pension in 2016. But figuring...
by Dan Eatch | Apr 6, 2018 | Auto enrolment, Pensions
Since 2012 employer and employee automatic enrolment contributions have totalled 2% of ‘band earnings’, with the employer having to pay at least 1%. From 6 April this year, the minimum contributions will rise to 5%, with 2% from the employer. The extra outlay could be...
