Pension Planning For The Self-Employed

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There are 4.8 million self-employed people in the UK and only a third have any kind of pension arrangement. A shocking statistic when you consider that State support is shrinking and we’re all living longer. Of course, saving for a pension when you’re self-employed is not as straightforward as it is for an employed person, […]

Myths about retirement

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When it comes to retirement, there are some ideas that can turn out to be quite different when you examine them closely. We explore five of them. You can live off the state pension aloneThe current basic state pension is £137.60 per week, or£179.60 for the new state pension if you were born on orafter […]