Pension Advice

In principle, there are all kinds of options for funding your retirement.  In practice, for many people, a pension will form a core part of their retirement funds.  It’s never too early to start saving towards a pension, especially if you have the opportunity to join a workplace pension scheme.  It’s also never too late to think about how you are going to fund your post-work years.

Anyone who is in the middle of their working years and beyond should make it a priority to keep track of their pension savings both literally and figuratively.  These days, while people may not have a job for life, they can keep a pension fund for life by transporting the same pension pot from job to job.  If, however, you were in employment before auto-enrolment, then you will need to keep tabs on what has happened to your old pensions and the more jobs you had, the more important this becomes.

It’s also important to keep track of how much you have saved and what this means in practical terms.  Part of this will depend on when, exactly, you intend to retire and part of this will depend on what sort of lifestyle you envision for yourself at retirement.

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