Should I pay more into a pension to avoid the £100,000 trap?
In our weekly series, readers can email any questions about their finances to be answered by our expert,…
2.5m pensioners missing out on up to £13,000 a year in benefits
Around 2.5m pensioners are missing out on some form of state-funded benefit, pushing them either into poverty or…
‘I can’t afford to retire’: The workers with full-time jobs and tiny pensions
Fewer than one in 10 working people are on course for a comfortable retirement, according to the latest…
How I Manage My Money: Consultant, on £3,200 a month, with £80,000 pension
In our How I Manage My Money series we aim to find out how people in the UK…
The state pension is a welfare benefit, no matter how hard you worked
In theory, the triple lock on the state pension, which guarantees that pension incomes rise by either 2.5…
When I divorced, I lost my pension
When Kim Uzzell got divorced, she thought keeping the family home was the secure option. But the divorce…
Rise in number of farmers receiving the pension
Ireland’s ageing farming population has been laid bare in the latest Teagasc National Farm Survey. A drop in…
Why I used an £89,000 pension lump sum to buy five acres of woodland
Matthew Barber, 66, decided to do something a little different when he received his pension lump sum four…
How I Manage My Money: Tech manager on £165,000, adding £2,900 a month to pension
In our How I Manage My Money series we aim to find out how people in the UK…
Nine expert tips to stop you from outliving your retirement savings
For many, the prospect of retirement, often envisioned as a period of newfound freedom and reward, is overshadowed…
I’m 60 and regret moving my final salary pension
In our Pension Diaries series, we speak to people of all ages in the UK to find out…
The biggest financial mistakes to make in your 20s and 30s — and how to avoid them
When you are starting out in life, mistakes are part of the process – from ending up in…