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Top City watchdog Andrew Bailey has thrown cold water on the idea that investing more in property will help savers to fund their retirement.
Is it still possible to have a 'traditional' stockbroker? My dad used to have one who he'd ring up when he wanted to change his portfolio, and who would call him from time to time with tips.
Altmann said: 'The rise of anti-establishment nationalist movements, epitomised by the Brexit result, may reflect anger at the financial difficulties facing some parts of the population.'
Many retirees new to investing are looking to plough their lifetime savings into income drawdown schemes to fund their old age.
It is understood the Government is still mulling whether to introduce legislation or regulation to force all providers to participate, and ensure it is a blanket service.
Clothing and shoe sales fell in August as High Street spending took a hit following the Brexit vote - but online retail business remains robust, a new report reveals.
The Government will effectively contribute 20% of your fund, but slap an exit fee of 25% on the entire amount including all investment growth unless you stick to the rules or fall terminally ill.
People aged 18-24 were most likely to feel foreboding about their future finances after the referendum result, with 27 percent pessimistic beforehand and 43 per cent afterwards.
Trackers added to the list of recommended funds include Legal & General UK Index, which is priced at 0.06 per cent a year and can't be got cheaper anywhere else, according to Hargreaves.
The new allowance will be added to the usual 25 per cent tax-free cash everyone can withdraw from their savings, the Government has announced.
Prudential ranked counties and cities on the basis of factors such as the weather, crime levels, access to healthcare, number of retirees already living there and pension income.
Outstanding investment managers who beat UK markets in a tumultous decade of boom, bust and recovery are celebrated in a new league table - topped by Mark Slater who runs MFM Slater Growth.
Moving savings from pension pots to ordinary accounts is the prevalent practice among savers taking advantage of the new freedoms, though it's tied with spending cash on daily living.
A third of workers don't know that missing NI payments during career breaks could affect their state pension - although more than half of people take at least one year off during their lives.
The Financial Ombudsman explains how victims got scammed and the response of firms to their plight - and how it ruled on who got refunded their money.
I want to acquire a single UK share as a gift for a friend. I don't want an account, or any kind of fees, costs or charges thereafter for holding or admin. Is it possible?
Do you baulk at paying £150 a month for private health insurance, but want to be financially prepared in case you can't get quick treatment on the NHS? The answer could be to 'self-insure'.
In pensioner households, some £4,300 goes on indirect taxes, like VAT on purchases and car tax, while around £2,700 is levied directly via income and council tax.
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Soaring government debt has been the biggest millstone around the necks of the young since 2000, but mounting pension liabilities have had most impact over the past year, a study finds.
The Government hasn't yet nailed down details of its plan to help young people save simultaneously for a home and retirement, according to top pension firms.
A deal on state pensions will be crucial to retirees trying to decide whether they can still afford to live in an EU country after the UK's departure from the bloc.
To counter claims hidden costs unfairly subtract from investment returns, detailed analysis of fund performance between 2012 and 2015 was released today by the Investment Association.
Age UK says those with dementia or reduced cognitive function are the most vulnerable, but adds that elderly women are twice as likely to be preyed on as men.
Pension age deadlines are more fluid as older people have gained greater control over retirement dates and finances - but some birthdays are still markers for decisions and action.
Both annuities and final salary pensions, which provide retirees with a guaranteed income for life, are underpinned by gilt yields, which plummeted to fresh record lows after the rate cut.
In an effort to shore up the economy against a probable recession following the Brexit vote, the Bank wants businesses to keep borrowing, investing and hiring people.
I have Power of Attorney for my mum who is 95 and in a care home. Is it OK for me to sell her house as the tenants renting it have given notice?
Prudential has recorded a huge shift since 2008, as back then women retired on £11,300 - 46 per cent less than men - and now they expect to get an average annual income.of £14,450 a year.
One company lost documents on 16 separate occasions and another charged £20 to reply to an information request, said new online player PensionBee.
Manual workers, carers and people with low life expectancy are among groups which it is feared will be penalised by increases to the state pension age.
Many savers end up in their employer's 'default' funds, chosen for the whole workplace. Pension consultant Punter Southall Aspire put nine to the test - and found they don't follow a standard model at all.
I have a pension pot worth £51,000 and want to use new pension freedoms to bequeath it to my children and grandchildren.
The Pensions Ombudsman Service handled nearly 5,000 cases altogether, although only around 1,360 were pursued for investigation.
LV= reckons that some 1.2million or 11 per cent of retirees could be depending regularly, from time to time or on occasion on financial help from loved ones.
A collapse in gilt yields - the interest earned on UK Government bonds - could be building a 'pension time bomb'.
The UK's top fund managers have spoken out on Brexit with a mixture of soothing advice, lessons from history and blood-curdling warnings about future recessions here and in the US.
The gold price in sterling jumped 20 per cent to more than £1,000 at one point, before settling back to around £960. The rise in dollar terms was a more modest 4 per cent.
The UK's momentous vote to quit the EU has sparked warnings from investing experts to sit tight during the immediate market panic after the shock result.
One of Britain's leading fund managers, Richard Buxton, has forecast that the UK will enter the 'world's first DIY recession' off the back of its Brexit vote.
There's a lot of tosh talked in the heat of a referendum battle - we look at what might really happen to pensions and retirement benefits.
Homes across England and Wales are now taking just 57 days typically to sell, up from 60 days in May, the property website found.
Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group and US giants such as JP Morgan Chase and Citi are among those drafting in workers for what is set to be a turbulent 24 hours after voting closes at 10pm
Pension freedoms mean retirees can now invest their savings how they like rather than buy a stingy annuity. But what do you need to consider and plan ahead for when funding retirement this way?
A legal battle has raged for several years over the 'enhanced capital note' bonds, first created when Lloyds was trying to shore up its finances in 2009.
Saving in best buy cash accounts over the past two decades beat putting your money in a FTSE 100 tracker the majority of the time, according to research by BBC Money Box presenter Paul Lewis.
Robert Deluce, 65, says he phoned Aegon half a dozen times but was given a different reason for his pension paperwork not being processed every time he spoke to staff.
Probate fees are currently a flat £215 for all estates worth £5k-plus. But hefty increases are in the pipeline, escalating from £300 up to £20,000 at the top end.
On top of exit fees - which are being capped at 1 per cent from next April - savers can face a welter of other charges, according to a Citizens Advice report.
The highly popular Woodford Equity Income fund - which dominated bestseller charts in the last Isa season - currently yields 3.55 per cent.