Mark Soper, co-founder of RetireEasy.co.uk, said: Lifetime ISA ‘The new Lifetime ISA appears to be a hugely watered down version of the radical Pension ISA and tax relief reforms that were being talked about before the Budget. However, the new Lifetime ISA does provide an attractive long-term savings plan for a huge swathe of the […]

Music plays a big part in our lives. So losing the creators of our favourite music can have a profound impact on us. By Tony Watts OBE.

RetireEasy calls for PensionWise to step in to prevent younger workers ditching their Workplace Pensions in favour of the new Lifetime ISA (LISA). Mark Soper explains

The Chancellor is expected to announce in today’s Budget that the much-maligned Money Advice Service is to be abolished. Mark Soper reports on its short but checkered history.

The pensions industry has come under pressure this week after the FCA called for a swift introduction of a “Pensions Dashboard” – a one stop place where individuals can register and view all their pension savings online.

I returned to work from a holiday in India on Saturday and whilst I was away and thanks to today’s efficient mobile technology I could not help but notice the gathering momentum of George Osborne’s desire to overhaul the pension system yet again with the introduction of a new Pension ISA and the withdrawal of […]

Here’s Richard’s recommendation for solving the Euro Crisis: 1.     Accept that some Eurozone countries cannot survive within the Euro. Greece for example, as the most seriously troubled of these has only one major problem – the Euro itself. As long as its currency is tied to that of Germany in particular, the Greek economy is […]

With the March Budget looming, Tony Watts OBE looks at what the Chancellor needs to do to encourage more people to save for their pensions – and not penalize the thrifty. Pensions used to be such a boring subject: one that the papers would consign to a few lines on the financial pages. No longer. […]

Are you concerned that your funds will not see you through your retirement? There are a number of ways in which you could organize your financial affairs to ensure that your money will last long enough. If you are a Retireeasy.co.uk user here are some options you may wish to consider if you find out […]

From next year, those of you holding an annuity will be able to “resell” it. Good idea… or bad? And who might be able to gain from the move? By Mark Soper. George Osborne has confirmed the go-ahead for the “resale” of existing annuity plans from April 2017 – a move that was pencilled in when […]