Tony Watts ponders upon the existential question of what “reality” has to do with our current crop of “TV reality shows” I was recently pondering the nature of reality. As you do. I think it was when I was watching (behind my fingers, from behind the sofa) the bit on Planet Earth II where some […]

Many of us contribute towards a pension fund… and either forget about it, or perhaps never realise they were making contributions in the first place. Now, research from Aviva has revealed the extent to which pension policies are being forgotten. A survey of almost ten thousand people who hold a pension has revealed that just […]

You want to know how long your funds will last in retirement… but your finances might be straightforward or more complex. So there are three different LifePlans to choose from – allowing you to select the one that meets your needs best and provides you with the right platform to make an informed decision about […]

How do we face up to the prospect of a retirement age receding into the future and diminishing returns on the money we put away to keep us comfortable in our old age? By Tony Watts OBE Has the time come to question whether the concept of “retirement” is no longer one we can take […]

How can you know if or when you can afford to retire with pensions and investments values on a rollercoaster? Or if what you’ve saved and invested will provide you with a comfortable retirement in the current uncertain economic climate? And for how long? The Government and the financial sector are pushing hard to make […]

  UK’s only consumer retirement dashboard with live investment values launched RetireEasy Premium to go live on 30 September As Royal London closes existing service Information becomes ‘ever more important’ in volatile market LONDON, 29 SEPTEMBER 2016 – The UK’s only independent retirement planning tool with live daily updates on stocks and fund values will be […]

A new study by LV= reveals that the average length of time we stay in a care home towards the end of our life has now stretched out to just over two and a half years. Again on average, that’s enough to take £75,000 out of your funds… if your care needs are modest and […]

A new study from the States tells us something we already knew but probably couldn’t be bothered to make a fuss about: that older people are significantly underrepresented in movies. And when they do appear, they are rarely in lead parts, or seen using technology, and they are often the butt of ageist jokes. Of […]

In interviews with Professional Adviser and FT Adviser, former pensions minister Ros Altmann has painted a bleak picture of the prospects of the women’s pensions age campaign. More revelations are emerging about the problems Baroness Ros Altmann faced during her time as pensions minister in persuading the Government to reconsider the timing of changes to […]

Social media is no longer regarded as the province of the young… increasingly older people are    making good use of it to keep in touch – and even regain touch with old friends. By Tony Watts OBE I was driving past one of my favourite pubs the other day (The Ring of Bells in Compton […]