The best way to plan for the cost of care
Most of the research about the risks to your retirement plan focuses on two of the three major retirement risks: investment risk and longevity risk.
August 16, 2021
Retirement Income
Why you need a non-financial plan
I’ve spent the best part of three decades helping people to plan the financial aspects of their retirement, and then helping people to implement their
August 9, 2021
Stages of Financial Independence
The concept of financial independence is closely associated with retirement; after all, if you aren’t financially independent from work, you won’t be able to retire.
July 12, 2021
Why legacy goals should be part of your retirement plan
Some of us want to give a specific amount of money to our loved ones during our retirements; others want to ensure that they leave
July 5, 2021
The State Pension – Should You Defer?
If you were born before 6th April 1960, you will be entitled to your state pension on your 66th birthday. It is up to you
June 28, 2021
Why aren’t you spending more?
One of the Gods of Retirement Planning, David Blanchett, has been particularly busy in 2021. Along with a group of American financial planners, I was
June 21, 2021
The Rule of 72 – How a simple rule can help you understand inflation
“If you take the number 72, and divide it by an inflation rate, that’s how long it takes for the price of something to double.”
June 14, 2021
Will inflation spoil your retirement?
In the last few weeks, the financial press has become excited about inflation and it seems that markets have started to worry that inflation may
June 7, 2021
Sun Fever
Statistics seem to have ruled our lives since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. But it seems we’re still prone to falling into statistical traps.
May 31, 2021
Why we’re worried about Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson bows out from Crystal Palace, the club he supported as a boy, at the age of 73, at the end of the season.
May 24, 2021