Insuring Your Future

Retirement Planning Resources

• Cuckoos in the NEST - Low-Cost Pensions and Auto-Enrolment
  As more companies investigate their options with regards pension auto-enrolment and workplace pensions, so more companies are starting to realise that they do not need to use the NEST pension scheme. NEST will always be there, and companies can always use them, but that does not mean they should. Let us have a look at what NEST is, and what it is for. […]
• Getting Ready to Retire - Have You Covered All Your Bases?
  You may have been diligent about putting money away for retirement and making big plans for your time, but now that it's getting closer are you sure you've covered all the bases? Make sure that you haven't overlooked some of the following components of a successful retirement: Walk the Walk. If you are planning on relocating in retirement make […]
• Important Investing Tips for Expensive Watches
  It is true that when you plan to invest your money buying expensive watches, you need to have a precise plan to follow. You must determine the exact investment portfolio you will have when you decide to sell the items by careful appraisal. […]
• Passive Income - What It Is, Why You Need It, And the Top 5 Places to Get It
  You may not know it yet, but you need passive income. If your retirement account just took that mine did, maybe you do. Either way, passive income is essential for security and comfort going into the future. Fortunately, passive income is easier to understand, and easier to obtain than most people think. Join me as I explain passive income-what it is, why yo […]
• Four Reasons Why Business Owners Should Make A Will
  If you own a business or have shares in a family company then you should consider making a Will. The following are some of the reasons why making a Will for business owners is so important. […]
• Time to Take the Hands-On Approach to Your Investments
  Okay, so you're getting seriously negative real rates of interest on your cash deposits, a pained glance at your pension statement or 401K account tells you to postpone indefinitely all plans of retiring to the golf course, and your financial planner or fund manager is still pocketing the commissions while you're still taking the losses. What' […]
• Annuity Rates - How Timing Can Reduce Your Income
  The timing of an annuity purchase could mean 43% less income for a pensioner buying an annuity today, making a significant difference to the amount income you receive over your lifetime compared to buying an annuity at other times. Annuity rates have been decreasing for many years now and this has directly reduced the buying power of a pensioner's pensi […]