Pensions & retirement

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Pensions insights from our independent editorial team.

How long we spend ‘retired’ and how we spend that time is changing. We’re living longer, staying active longer and that means a different way of planning for, and funding, our retirement plans.

Richard Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, interactive investor

Pensions insights

What to consider before gifting your pension to swerve IHT

about 22 hours agoCraig Rickman

How to make the most of a redundancy payment

6 days agoRachel Lacey

Are you thinking about accessing your pension early?

19 days agoRachel Lacey

What to expect from Labour’s major pension shake-up

26 days agoCraig Rickman

Benstead on Bonds: gilts and the pension time bomb

27 days agoSam Benstead

Your life is moving on, but is your pension keeping up?

29 days agoRachel Lacey

I’m nearing retirement – what are my pension options?

about 2 months agoRachel Lacey

How minimum pension age rise to 57 might affect you

about 2 months agoCraig Rickman

Self-employed pensions: how I’m using a SIPP for my retirement

about 2 months agoRachel Lacey

FTSE 250 shares round-up: Syncona, NCC, XPS Pensions

2 months agoGraeme Evans

Five risks of income drawdown and how to combat them

2 months agoRachel Lacey

Salary sacrifice for parents: new ii calculations illustrate perks

2 months agoMyron Jobson

about 22 hours ago

What to consider before gifting your pension to swerve IHT

By Craig Rickman

13 August

How to make the most of a redundancy payment

By Rachel Lacey

31 July

Are you thinking about accessing your pension early?

By Rachel Lacey

24 July

What to expect from Labour’s major pension shake-up

By Craig Rickman

23 July

Benstead on Bonds: gilts and the pension time bomb

By Sam Benstead

21 July

Your life is moving on, but is your pension keeping up?

By Rachel Lacey

2 July

I’m nearing retirement – what are my pension options?

By Rachel Lacey

26 June

How minimum pension age rise to 57 might affect you

By Craig Rickman

25 June

Self-employed pensions: how I’m using a SIPP for my retirement

By Rachel Lacey

19 June

FTSE 250 shares round-up: Syncona, NCC, XPS Pensions

By Graeme Evans

18 June

Five risks of income drawdown and how to combat them

By Rachel Lacey

16 June

Salary sacrifice for parents: new ii calculations illustrate perks

By Myron Jobson

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