So what have the new pensions freedom and an early 20th century writer, whose works describe labyrinthine bureaucracy, have in common? If you haven’t already guessed, let me explain, writes Mark Soper. I’m a keen visitor to www.moneysavingexpert.com. So are a great many other people – it is a very good site indeed. And in […]

Since pensions freedom went live on 6th April this year, writes Mark Soper, there has been a huge amount of “noise’’ around pensions – as well as a potentially tax-laden emergency Budget. So where does all that leave the nation’s army of retirees as well as those approaching retirement? The short answer is: no one […]

Pensions Freedom time is upon us. Sort of. And in this and an accompanying article (https://www.retireeasy.co.uk/news/article/mark%E2%80%99s-top-six-tips-on-pensions-freedoms-%E2%80%93-numbers-one-to-three) Mark Soper offers his six top tips to overcome the barriers and make the most of the opportunities Top Tip 4 – How will you use the drawdown money? There may be some very sound reasons why you may […]

Have you got a pension tucked away that you’ve forgotten about? Here’s how to find out… A couple of years ago, a survey came out with an interesting stat: that (on average) we Brits each work for six different employers over a lifetime. It also revealed that (again on average) we down over 32,000 cups […]

For those who have spent all or most of our lives as self employed, the State Pension may not have been uppermost in our thinking as we made plans for our retirement. Indeed, it’s more than possible that other priorities have prevailed in some years and contributions have been missed. But the new State Pension […]

Yes, most of us own our own homes. But is that the only option for our later years… or even the best one? Tony Watts OBE looks at the renting option, and the impact it could have on your annual income. The British are, it has to be said, pretty wedded to the notion of […]

In the RetireEasy LifePlan we ask you to make a few basic assumptions in order to enable the program to calculate your future finances. But what should you put down for future rates of inflation, or returns on your investments? Of course if you knew that precisely, you’d be earning a fortune as a financial […]

How has the Budget affected the pension scene – and how might these and future changes impact your long-term retirement prospects? Mark Soper reports. Pensions – usually the most yawn-inspiring of subjects – have not been out of the news in the last few months. After the hullaballoo surrounding pensions freedom, arguably rushed in to […]

Investors in buy to let properties, including the large numbers of those in or heading towards retirement who have become landlords in recent years, might well be feeling a little bruised after the last Budget. By Tony Watts OBE. After many years of enjoying runaway returns, the Chancellor – in his first Budget of this […]

The new pensions freedom (writes Mark Soper) will enable millions of us to tailor the way we generate a retirement income – although the full panoply of choices to achieve that are not quite yet in place! Your ability to take up to 25% of your funds each year and invest them in vehicles other […]