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How Much Income Will I Need in Retirement?

by TIna

Category: pensions & retirement & Uncategorized

Everyone’s idea of what income is needed to provide you with an ‘acceptable standard of living’ in retirement is different. In addition, no estimate remains the same for long as prices and the cost of living change year-on-year. However here, drawing upon published material from Standard Life and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), we look at some estimates and invite you to look at how your hopes and expectations for quality ‘Golden Years’ in your retirement, stack up.

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The New Pensioner Bonds

by TIna

Category: retirement & savings & Uncategorized

The Pensioner Bonds were a Budget promise from the Chancellor, following lobbying from charities. They argued that pensioners who had relied on the income generated from their life savings were particularly hard hit by more than five years of record low interest rates. The one-year bond will pay an annual interest rate of 2.8%, and the three-year bonds will pay 4%.

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Tax Year End Approaches: 5 Things to do Before April

by TIna

Category: Investments & isas & retirement & savings & Uncategorized

The 5th April might seem a little way off yet, but the end of the tax year always seems to arrive faster than we think! For financial planning, the end of the tax year is important for a variety of reasons and so, before we hit the deadline, put some thought into the following five tips and maximise your saving opportunities before they disappear for good!

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The Future of Annuities

by TIna

Category: Uncategorized

What role are annuities likely to play in retirement planning in the light of pension freedoms coming into effect from 6 April 2015? There has been much debate about annuities, particularly since Chancellor George Osborne announced a number of changes to pensions from April 2015, welcomed by Standard Life in a recent bulletin.

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