Archive of ' Is it my crisis?'.
Hard choices
In the style of Family Fortunes, if we asked 100 people to name something they don’t do – but should do – what would come top of the list?
the garden?
exercise [...]
Good news for pensioners? Or more: “lies, damned lies, and statistics”?
The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) made interesting headlines – the number of pensioners living below the breadline has decreased by a third in the past [...]
How the PBR has made the pension crisis worse
At probably their last opportunity to do anything substantial, the government have completely ignored the pensions crisis – and actually made it worse for many people by chipping away at [...]
Women should be thinking of Pensions – not Prada – this Christmas
Women tend to fare badly on the pensions front – not surprising when you realise that the whole pensions system was developed in our male-dominated past. Only one third of [...]
Changing the state pension age could make your pensions crisis even worse!
News of the pensions crisis has now reached the ears of the politicians, and a debate between the political parties about changing the state pension age is gathering steam. What [...]
News: more pension schemes set to close
BBC News has reported the latest Watson Wyatt survey which suggests that more final-salary schemes, many of whom have already closed to new members, are considering reducing future benefits for [...]
What is the best age to think about your pension?
The original idea for writing the book came from looking at the situation for people in their 50’s who were begining to think more actively about planning for retirement – [...]
