Pensions Advice, Retirement Planning - Investment Financial Adviser Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland UK

Posted by William on August 31st, 2007 in Pension Advice

Employee Benefits magazine have just released the results of a recent June 2007 survey they conducted, entitled Pensions Research 2007. Debbie Lovewell the deputy editor stated “Forthcoming pensions reform is one of the main topics on everyone’s lips and looks certain to remain so for the foreseeable future. Much speculation over the past year, however, appears to have done little to convince employers that these proposals represent the answer to the country’s pensions problems.”

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Posted by William on August 24th, 2007 in UK Financial Advice

Who’s in control of your life - you or the company you owe money to?

“The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender”. Proverbs 22v7

In a nutshell, it is in the interest of wealthy credit card and loan companies that as many of their clients remain in debt as possible. They rule over them. It’s wise to remember, that rulers get rich, not borrowers. Without debtors on their books these companies make no profits - not good for their shareholders, not good for their end of year bonuses.

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Posted by William on August 24th, 2007 in Pension Advice

THE PENSION ACT 2007

As a consequence of Pension Reform legislation, the UK State Pensions System recently changed on July 26th 2007. The Pension Act 2007 was introduced and affects those who reach State Pension age on or after 6th April 2010.

Key points to note are as follows…

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