Financial Planning, Retirement Planning
UK Pension Rule Changes
UK pension rule changes will have a big affect on expats retiring abroad, but not all is lost, as there are still options available. As you know, pensions in underfunded public schemes, such as teachers, police, NHS, and the military are now prevented from transferring their pension pots overseas. This means that anyone retiring abroad […]
British Pensions, Expat Retirement, Featured, Pension Planning, QROPS, Retire Overseas, Retirement Planning, SIPP
Financial Planning, Long Term Savings, Regular Savings, Retirement Planning
UK Interest Rates Are Putting Off Savers
It seems with five short weeks until the general election, one thing will remain the same regardless of the resulting vote: UK interest rates are unlikely to be raised in the first year by any party. The prediction is that the base rate will stay at its current level of 0.5pc for at least the […]
Diversification, Interest Rates, Investment choices, Long term planning, Long term Savings, UK
Financial Planning, Pensions, QROPS, Retirement Planning
Prove you’re alive or lose state pension
Words of warning for British Expats; if you don’t want to lose your state pension, then you need to act. It is more than 100 years since David Lloyd George first oversaw the introduction of the state pension. At the time, he probably did not anticipate so many British pensioners choosing to live abroad. Equally, […]
British Pensions, Expat Retirement, Featured, Overseas, Retire Overseas, State Pension, UK Pensions
Financial Planning, Pensions, Retirement Planning
New State Pension in UK Means Only 45% Will Get Full Amount
UK government figures show that in the first five years of the new, flat-rate state pension system, only 45% of pensioners will be fully entitled. The new, simplified, ‘fairer’ state pension system will see a single payment of about £150 made to new pensioners from April next year. It applies to new pensioners from April […]
Featured, Government Changes, Retirement Planning, UK Pensions
Financial Planning, INFOgraphic, Long Term Savings, Retirement Planning
My Future Retirement, and How The UK Looks
I don’t know about you, but after a long week of watching the markets and discussing people’s futures, I find it hard not to dream about my own retirement. The golden age. Time to put my feet up and live the life that I have always dreamed of. Sadly, not one part of that dream […]
Expatriate, Long term Savings, Offshore Savings, Pensions, Retirement Planning, UK
Pensions Under Pressure Because of Slow Economic Growth
Faltering economic growth and low investment returns are increasing the pressure on pension systems in developed countries in a fresh warning from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. We already have a problem with an ageing population, but that is being compounded by low investment returns, which is in part, due to low interest […]
Interest Rates, Long term Savings, QROPS, Retirement Planning, UK, UK Pensions
Financial Planning, Long Term Savings, Pensions, Retirement Planning
Where will you be?
The graphic story of 100 young people, currently aged 25 years old. Forty years later, this is what awaits them at retirement age. FYI: 93% of those who live to retirement age will be dependent on friends, relatives, and charity! So maybe the question should be, where do you want to be?
Financial Planning, International Mortgages, Regular Savings, Retirement Planning, Tax-free Growth
Is property a sound investment?
A question that I often face as a financial advisor is, “would I be better putting my money into property?” The answer is, that it very much depends on your personal circumstances and you should sit down with an advisor to discuss those circumstances in full. As a general rule of thumb, if you are […]
International Mortgages, Investments, Long term planning, Long term Savings, Property, Retirement Planning, UK
Financial Planning, Regular Savings, Retirement Planning, Tax-free Growth
[Infographic] The Retirement Outlook in the UK
Retirement always feels like a long way off, but how many of us daydream about what we might do when we reach that golden age? Whilst we might dream about what we could do in our retirement, how many of us think about, or plan for, how we might pay for that lifestyle once we […]
Expatriate, Future Planning, Offshore Savings, Retirement Planning, UK
Financial Planning, Long Term Savings, Regular Savings, Retirement Planning, Tax-free Growth
Average Private Pension will run out in 5 years! [Part 3]
The Gaps According to new figures from financial services company True Potential, savers in the UK have added an average of £2,671.60 towards their pension pots of the last 12 months. That may sound like a substantial amount, but the truth is that over twenty years of retirement saving, that would only provide £6,011 a […]
Expatriate, Future Planning, Offshore Savings, Retirement Planning, Tax-Free Growth
Financial Planning, Long Term Savings, Regular Savings, Retirement Planning, Tax-free Growth
Average Private Pension will run out in 5 years! [Part 2]
What about the State Pension? According to new figures from financial services company True Potential, savers in the UK have added an average of £2,671.60 towards their pension pots of the last 12 months. That may sound like a substantial amount, but the truth is that over twenty years of retirement saving, that would only […]
Future Planning, Pensions, Retirement Planning, Tax-Free Growth, UK Pensions
Financial Planning, Long Term Savings, Regular Savings, Retirement Planning, Tax-free Growth
Average Private Pension will run out in 5 years! [Part 1]
Are you saving enough? According to new figures from financial services company True Potential, savers in the UK have added an average of £2,671.60 towards their pension pots of the last 12 months. That may sound like a substantial amount, but the truth is that over twenty years of retirement saving, that would only provide […]
Expatriate, Future Planning, Offshore Savings, Retirement Planning, Tax-Free Growth
