Six reasons to top up your pension

Tyrone, who is a fully UK qualified financial adviser, joins STM Group from Witehira Ltd where he was managing director. He brings with him over 25 years’ experience of training and leading highly skilled teams to create value

Jeremy Hunt delivered his first spring budget today, outling his tax and spending plans for the year ahead. And while significant reforms to the pensions system were expected, after rumours surfaced earlier this week, the chancellor’s decision to

2022 was a difficult year for financial markets, with a variety of factors causing uncertainty, and you may find that this has affected your pension fund. What has happened? The causes of the difficult financial situation include high global

Options are delighted to be working with Wahed Invest and confirm that their Sharia model portfolios are acceptable to be used within our Simple SIPP, providing our clients with a Sharia SIPP option. What is our SIPP?Our SIPP

The UK state pension will unlikely be enough to live off in retirement, which is why it’s important to save into a personal pension too. You currently need an average income of £23,300 a year to have a

2022 was a difficult year for financial markets, with a variety of factors causing uncertainty, and you may find that this has affected your pension fund. What has happened? The causes of the difficult financial situation include high global

Private pension saving is a crucial part of saving for retirement in the UK. Private pension wealth makes up 42% of UK household wealth, and in 2021, £115 billion was contributed to workplace pensions by 22.6 million people

Covid-19 and many other factors have combined to create a perfect storm which has – but, as we all know, every cloud has a silver lining.  Inflation’s corrosive impact has become increasingly apparent, prompting the Bank of England

2022 was a difficult year for financial markets, with a variety of factors causing uncertainty, and you may find that this has affected your pension fund. What has happened?  The causes of the difficult financial situation include high

A pension is a long-term investment that can help you live in comfort in your later years. While you might get a state pension from the government, this will only cover basic living expenses. That means you should supplement your

Once someone reaches the state pension age, they are able to get paid a certain amount for their retirement. As it stands, residents in the UK get these payments once they turn 66 but this threshold is going

Older people face another troubling year trying to keep on top of rising household bills. Many will be suffering severe hardship, especially during the cold early months of 2023. The government itself is strapped for cash, and grabbing

Covid-19 and many other factors have combined to create a perfect storm which has – but, as we all know, every cloud has a silver lining.  Inflation’s corrosive impact has become increasingly apparent, prompting the Bank of England

With the cost of living and a recession, many individuals are starting to wonder how this will impact their retirement in the future, according to private and commercial bank Artbuthnot Latham. One of the questions the financial experts at

Roger Grosvenor – Pensions Consultant for Options EBC  Here he shares his career backstory and what sets Options apart from their competitors.     What do you think separates Options from your competitors? Having a team with a wealth of experience and

With the cost of living impact deepening, the FCA launches its latest ScamSmart campaign aimed at giving consumers the knowledge and tools to avoid pension scams. A quarter of consumers would withdraw pension savings to cover the cost

The increase in women’s state pension age could force mothers and daughters to withdraw the free, informal care they give the UK’s rapidly ageing population, a paper has warned. The report, titled Should I Care or Should I