The Chancellor is expected to announce in today’s Budget that the much-maligned Money Advice Service is to be abolished. Mark Soper reports on its short but checkered history.

The pensions industry has come under pressure this week after the FCA called for a swift introduction of a “Pensions Dashboard” – a one stop place where individuals can register and view all their pension savings online.

I returned to work from a holiday in India on Saturday and whilst I was away and thanks to today’s efficient mobile technology I could not help but notice the gathering momentum of George Osborne’s desire to overhaul the pension system yet again with the introduction of a new Pension ISA and the withdrawal of […]

Here’s Richard’s recommendation for solving the Euro Crisis: 1.     Accept that some Eurozone countries cannot survive within the Euro. Greece for example, as the most seriously troubled of these has only one major problem – the Euro itself. As long as its currency is tied to that of Germany in particular, the Greek economy is […]

With the March Budget looming, Tony Watts OBE looks at what the Chancellor needs to do to encourage more people to save for their pensions – and not penalize the thrifty. Pensions used to be such a boring subject: one that the papers would consign to a few lines on the financial pages. No longer. […]

Are you concerned that your funds will not see you through your retirement? There are a number of ways in which you could organize your financial affairs to ensure that your money will last long enough. If you are a Retireeasy.co.uk user here are some options you may wish to consider if you find out […]

From next year, those of you holding an annuity will be able to “resell” it. Good idea… or bad? And who might be able to gain from the move? By Mark Soper. George Osborne has confirmed the go-ahead for the “resale” of existing annuity plans from April 2017 – a move that was pencilled in when […]

Are you, or is someone you know, a woman born in the 1950s? If so they may well be one of 700,000 caught in what has been described as a “brutal pensions trap”. Former pensions minister Steve Webb has just admitted publicly what many people have been saying for a long time now: the Government […]

Old age doesn’t come alone, writes Tony Watts OBE.  One of the by products of extending life expectancies is that a great many of us will spend at least several years – possibly even a decade or longer – needing some form of health or social care support. And while most of us conjure up […]

RetireEasy is a totally independent organisation and we strive to bring you the most up to date and interesting blogs and thoughts written by our resident experts, Mark Soper A.C.I.I and Tony Watts OBE. Sometimes, however, we come across a great piece of material that simply needs to be shared and the attached flyer written […]