Pension scams are back in the news with revelations that consumers have had millions of pounds stolen from their pension pots in recent weeks. The scams take various forms, but usually start with a phone call. In some cases money is simply stolen from your pension fund and transferred to somewhere else never to be seen again while others involve…
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I read a worrying report the other day suggesting that over a quarter of us haven’t saved any money in the last 12 months, and that less than forty percent of us don’t think we have enough money put away for a rainy day. Having said that, the report was put together by a bank so you would expect them…
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If you’re easily tempted by the ’30-day free’ offers that scream at us from web pages and apps these days then take what follows as a warning. Newspaper, magazine and gym memberships are all being heavily advertised at the moment and it always feels good when we think we’re getting something for nothing. But if you do take advantage of…
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I was talking to a friend this week who has been living in Spain for a number of years now and was asking me about the best way for him to access benefits from a pension he has siting with an insurance company in the UK. He wants to take some money out of it to help him over the…
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