Forecasting for retirement

00:01 | 27 Jul 2008 | By Steve Bee

Knowing how much you'll need to retire on is certainly not an exact science.

Saved by the Lords?

00:01 | 20 Jul 2008 | By Steve Bee

The House of Lords is often criticised for being out of touch, but a couple of amendments they have added to the Pensions Bill suggest they have a good idea of what is wrong with our pensions system.

The price of longevity

00:01 | 13 Jul 2008 | By Steve Bee

As our life expectancy goes up, so do the cost of our pensions. Which is why the recent Parliamentary debate on MPs' salaries and pensions was so surprising.

The three reasons for the UK's pensions crisis

00:01 | 06 Jul 2008 | By Steve Bee

For one, we have no money put aside for public sector pensions; if we did, every household in the UK would have to stump up about £43,000.

Two years for the price of one

00:01 | 29 Jun 2008 | By Steve Bee

Pensions expert Steve Bee on how our increasing longevity is obsessing us.  

Beware the 55% tax on inertia

00:01 | 22 Jun 2008 | By Steve Bee

The government could be inadvertently squeezing those of you with large pension savings into a tax trap.

Do you know what's happening to your pension?

00:01 | 15 Jun 2008 | By Steve Bee

Houses and pensions should be looked at as equivalent lifetime purchases.

Approaching retirement? Don’t be afraid of claiming what’s yours

00:01 | 08 Jun 2008 | By Steve Bee

Millions of people could have more cash at retirement if they could only be bothered to claim what they are owed.

How to retire early and still get a pension

10:42 | 02 Jun 2008 | By Steve Bee

It can be done in three easy steps – but there’s one big snag...

Retire while you’re young enough

00:01 | 25 May 2008 | By Steve Bee

The trouble with retirement is that it’s wasted on the old

Two cheers for the government

00:01 | 18 May 2008 | By Steve Bee

Yes, it can be flexible on pensions. Let’s hope for more of the same

Where will the advice come from?

07:15 | 11 May 2008 | By Steve Bee

People joining the new national pension scheme desperately need help. The problem is, they won’t be able to get it.

Pensions disaster around the corner

10:49 | 06 May 2008 | By Steve Bee

The bill for gold standard pension schemes enjoyed by 5 million public sector employees is going to be paid for by the public purse, but at what cost?

Will a pensions revolt follow the 10p tax U-turn?

00:01 | 27 Apr 2008 | By Steve Bee

If you thought the 10p band abolition was unfair,  just look at the planned new pensions scheme

Another blown chance to make pensions work

09:35 | 21 Apr 2008 | By Steve Bee

Our new pensions system is two years old. What a shame its potential was strangled at birth

Tax cuts deter pension savings

10:40 | 14 Apr 2008 | By Steve Bee

Why the 2p cut in income tax is really bad news.

Do you know your Number?

08:13 | 08 Apr 2008 | By Steve Bee

The amount of money you need to retire on is the most important Number you will ever need to know.

Getting personal with your pension

00:01 | 30 Mar 2008 | By Steve Bee

Unfamiliar with personal accounts? You need to be. Here’s what you need to know …

Let’s get our own books in order

14:45 | 24 Mar 2008 | By Steve Bee

If Alistair Darling can do it for the whole  country, you can do it for your family; go on, work out your budget

Walking down the line

00:00 | 17 Mar 2008 | By Steve Bee

How Bob Dylan and the odd baked bean supper can help your financial future.  

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