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Budget 2015: Lifetime allowance cut
One of the two big pension announcements in the Budget was a cut to the pension lifetime allowance. The lifetime […]
Julia Docker
Mar 19, 20152 min read


Budget 2015: Cash for annuities
Despite claims this “will not be a budget of pre-election gimmicks or giveaways”, the first major leak ahead of Wednesday’s […]
Julia Docker
Mar 15, 20152 min read


Cash ISAs, fees for retirement advice & ISA fund tips
It’s been another busy weekend for press mentions here at Informed Choice. We have been talking about cash ISA rates, […]
Julia Docker
Mar 15, 20152 min read


How to take your pension pot
With just weeks to go until the new freedom and choice in pensions options become available, it is time for […]
Julia Docker
Mar 12, 20152 min read


Pension freedom confusion
With less than a month to go before the introduction of new pension freedoms, there appears to be a lot […]
Julia Docker
Mar 12, 20152 min read


Miliband wants to cap pension drawdown charges
You can tell there’s an election coming soon when politicians of all persuasions get excited about pensions. The latest pension […]
Julia Docker
Mar 6, 20152 min read


5 most important pension pot questions
When I wrote How to Take Your Pension Pot – A Practical Guide to Your Retirement Options my aim was, […]
Julia Docker
Feb 24, 20152 min read


What’s your life expectancy?
With new pension freedom rules being introduced in April, understanding life expectancy becomes an even more important part of retirement […]
Julia Docker
Feb 16, 20151 min read


Should I take my final salary pension as cash from April?
Defined benefit pension schemes (sometimes called ‘final salary’ pensions) are considered to be the gold standard of pension arrangements. Unlike […]
Julia Docker
Feb 12, 20152 min read


How to avoid the pension fraudsters
If you’ve got a pension pot, I’ve got some bad news for you; there’s a good chance you will be […]
Julia Docker
Feb 10, 20152 min read


Boom time for boomer pension pots
Some recent research (BlackRock Investor Pulse research) found a high level of Baby Boomers (aged 55 to 74) intended to […]
Julia Docker
Feb 10, 20151 min read


Can I take my pension pot all in one go?
In April the new freedom and choice in pensions rules comes into play. The changes are designed to allow pension […]
Julia Docker
Feb 1, 20152 min read


Are you a number or a person?
I asked this in my book How to Take Your Pension Pot because I was and still am concerned that […]
Julia Docker
Jan 29, 20151 min read


Underestimating life expectancy
When are you going to die? It’s an unpleasant sounding question with an important answer, from a Financial Planning perspective […]
Julia Docker
Jan 27, 20152 min read


Who should read this retirement book?
How do you choose the books that you read? Are you seduced by racy cover designs? Do you believe the […]
Julia Docker
Jan 27, 20152 min read


Navigate your way to the retirement you want
Recognition is a lovely thing! On Saturday Martin sent me a message from Twitter confirming that my new book How […]
Julia Docker
Jan 20, 20151 min read


You don’t understand your retirement income options
Last year I wrote a post that described the 40 questions consumers should ask themselves, their pension pot provider and […]
Julia Docker
Jan 14, 20152 min read


How to take your pension pot
On Monday evening the Channel 4 Dispatches program looked at the risks associated with the changes that are being made […]
Julia Docker
Jan 14, 20151 min read


Will you run out of cash in retirement?
According to some new research by Age UK, millions of us could run out of cash in retirement. This is […]
Julia Docker
Jan 12, 20152 min read


Who should pay for austerity?
Last week’s Autumn statement from the Chancellor prompted BBC Radio 4 magazine programme Broadcasting House to feature a ‘Balloon Debate’ this […]
Julia Docker
Dec 7, 20142 min read
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