by Town Close Financial Planning | Aug 17, 2021 | Pension & Retirement News
One day we all graduate from work, voluntarily or otherwise, and thus begins 14,000 days of “retirement”, something we have discussed here: https://www.townclosefp.co.uk/retirement-funds/ But what about the bit that comes before? There are two aspects to getting ready... by Town Close Financial Planning | Aug 5, 2020 | Pension & Retirement News
It’s a big number, isn’t it? A lot of days to fill, maybe 40% of your life. It really does warrant thinking about, doesn’t it? For us, your 14,000 days starts at 55, when you start thinking about what comes next. It ends at about 93, when what came next ends. People... by Town Close Financial Planning | Feb 4, 2020 | Pension & Retirement News
When do you become classed as elderly? Or are you as simply as old as you feel? Research from the Office for National Statistics has revealed that although 65 has traditionally heralded the beginning of old age, 70 is now a more accurate figure. 65 used to be seen as... by Town Close Financial Planning | Mar 5, 2019 | Pension & Retirement News
There’s no reason why being a parent, and particularly being a non-earning parent with commitments to their children, should put you at risk of decreasing your state pension entitlement. Currently, however, there are potentially hundreds of thousands of people in this... by Town Close Financial Planning | Mar 5, 2019 | Pension & Retirement News
The development of an online pensions dashboard has been given endorsement from the government and looks as though it will get official approval in 2019. So what is a pensions dashboard? Keeping track of your pensions can be a real challenge, in fact there is...