I spoke to an ex-colleague of mine recently, a busy professional with a successful corporate career. He's had a string of senior jobs over the years and moved companies a few times and he has been earning a very good salary for a number of years now. His salary is [...]
I've been doing some research lately on the subject of pensions and what proportion of the working population are not investing enough for their retirement. And I don't mind saying that I was shocked at what I discovered. Not only are the results of my research shocking, but the number [...]
The high cost of pensions and saving/investing for retirement was in the news this week because the UK Government have decided to step in and start capping the exorbitant charges levied by our pension providers. This highlights another example of why you can't trust the Financial Services companies to look [...]
The single biggest reason why people start investing in shares is retirement. If you are 10 years or more away from your retirement, then investing in shares can provide an additional source of funding. What's more, using shares to invest for your retirement can provide a number of extra benefits beyond the more [...]
