Has life expectancy reduced?
Retirement income planning made the news this week, with one report about the amount people spend in retirement, and another about life expectancy hitting the
Philip Wise
October 18, 2021
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The three stages of retirement
The Old Age Pension was introduced in 1908, and was paid to people over the age of 70. At the time, only in one in
Philip Wise
October 11, 2021
If information is power, then how powerful is your information?
The power behind the throne; the spymaster; the Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister. These seem like classic tropes from a tense TV series or
Jamie Shuck
October 5, 2021
Seven is the new Five – Update from the Investment Committee
Sussex Retirement Planning’s investment committee met on Wednesday, to discuss the world of investments and to decide whether any adjustments are needed in light of
Philip Wise
October 4, 2021
Are we forgetting about the G?
In recent years, demand for ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and responsible investments has grown rapidly. Investors have differing ESG and responsible preferences; some investors
Oliver Wise
September 29, 2021
How often should you rebalance your retirement portfolio?
Asset allocation has been proven to be the most important factor in determining investment returns, and Sequence Risk (created by the particular sequence in which
Philip Wise
September 27, 2021
What direction are you going?
Are you retiring from something, or retiring to something? The conversations I have before retirement tell me a lot about how fulfilling a retirement is
Philip Wise
September 20, 2021
How much involvement should you have in your retirement plan?
A lot of people take a greater interest in their financial plans once they have stopped work. It’s natural to want to do so; after
Philip Wise
September 13, 2021
The government’s Health and Social Care plan
I’ve spent some time reading the government’s documents and have been able to reach some conclusions about it. There’s plenty of political commentary about it,
Philip Wise
September 8, 2021
Investment Update
After a volatile 2020, when share prices fell sharply in February, then recovered very quickly for the rest of the year, 2021 has been less
Philip Wise
September 6, 2021