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I’m nearly 60 with £235,000 in my pension

I’m nearly 60 with £235,000 in my pension

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Robert Johnson

I’m married, mortgage-free and have two adult children and am nearing 60. I hope to retire at 65 as my job is ...

I’ve got £213,000 in my pension pot, what do I need to do before I hit 75? STEVE WEBB replies

I’ve got £213,000 in my pension pot, what do I need to do before I hit 75? STEVE WEBB replies

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Robert Johnson

In 2015 I put the £265,000 balance of my pension pot into a self-invested personal pension. Since then I have drawn down ...

DWP to retain general levy structure but increase rates by 6.5% a year

DWP to retain general levy structure but increase rates by 6.5% a year

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Sophie Anderson

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has decided to retain the current general levy structure and increase rates by 6.5 per ...

Budget is chance to right a pension wrong

Budget is chance to right a pension wrong

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Robert Johnson

There is just a chance that Jeremy Hunt may on Wednesday start to right a great wrong.  It concerns the disastrous way ...

Why am I being asked intrusive questions about moving my pension?

Why am I being asked intrusive questions about moving my pension?

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Robert Johnson

I have recently changed companies and want to transfer my work pension to my new employer’s provider, a large well-known insurance firm. ...

State pension age hike to 71 would be a brutal blow to poor and ill people, says ROS ALTMANN

State pension age hike to 71 would be a brutal blow to poor and ill people, says ROS ALTMANN

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Robert Johnson

The state pension age might have to rise radically or there could be too few workers left to support pensioners, an influential ...

State pension age could have to be hiked to 71

State pension age could have to be hiked to 71

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Robert Johnson

State pension age is 66, and a rise to 67 is due between 2026 and 2028 Government has delayed a decision on ...

Brown’s pension tax raid was the most idiotic decision I can recall, says HAMISH MCRAE

Brown’s pension tax raid was the most idiotic decision I can recall, says HAMISH MCRAE

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Robert Johnson

Everyone wants more growth, or at least the three main parties all profess to want it. They also want pension funds to ...

Use pension riches to plug funding gaps

Use pension riches to plug funding gaps

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Robert Johnson

By Patrick Tooher Updated: 09:09 17 Dec 2023 Share or comment on this article: Town halls are being urged to use a ...

My whole pension is in CASH not shares

My whole pension is in CASH not shares

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Robert Johnson

Radio broadcaster Paul Lewis keeps his entire pension in cash and has done so for nearly a decade.  The award-winning financial journalist ...