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pensionway In this Part 1 of a trilogy investing in the stock market for beginners I will cover how the market works and why you should get serious and excited about investing so you can have more freedom and a richer life. The stock market is a place where you can buy and sell assets. It … Read more
Welcome to Part 2 of the trilogy on Investingin the stock market for beginners I hope you find this more fun and accessible than the previous one which was more explaining the mechanics of the stock market. In this I’ll be using examples from Film & Sport I will cover various themes that parallel with … Read more
“So that the record of history is absolutely crystal clear. That there is no alternative way, so far discovered, of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by a free enterprise system.” – Milton Friedman Economic Economist Falling for the Hype In today’s … Read more
There are a few reasons you may want to move your workplace pension to a SIPP. It could be to consolidate previous pots into one place that is easy to keep track of going forward. It can be because you want more control over your investments and find your workplace plan menu limited and want … Read more
Salary exchange (can also be known as salary sacrifice or smart pensions) is a very tax-efficient way to pay into your workplace pension. In simple terms, it’s an agreement between the employee (you) and your employer where you exchange part of your gross salary for a pension contribution. It can also work the same for … Read more
There may be many of us including myself that have old pensions from previous companies we worked for many, many years ago. We may have moved address, lost or misplaced the paperwork but can remember we had or think we may have had a pension with ABC company. There are lots of reasons it’s a … Read more
Pension Wise (Free and Impartial Pension advice) – 0800 011 3797 – https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/pensions-and-retirement/pension-wise/?source=pw The Pension Ombudsman – 0800 011 3797 – https://www.pensions–ombudsman.org.uk The Pension Tracing service – 0800 731 0193 – https://www.gov.uk/find-pension-contact-details Aegon – 0131 666 8577 – https://www.aegon.co.uk/ Aviva – 0800 285 1088 – https://www.aviva.co.uk/ Fidelity – 0800 368 6868 – https://www.fidelity.co.uk/ Hargreaves Lansdown … Read more