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Helen Morrissey is Yahoo Finance’s Pensions Columnist. She works with the media to raise awareness of key retirement issues to help people build financial resilience in retirement, and is the head of retirement analysis at Hargreaves Lansdown. Helen has 20 years’ experience in the pensions industry. She has also worked as a pension specialist at Royal London, and has been an award-winning pensions journalist working on titles such as Professional Pensions, Global Pensions and Retirement Planner.
Yahoo Finance UKWhat is the Lifetime ISA? How the retirement income option could help you
The lifetime ISA has real benefits for groups such as the self-employed.
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The retirement income gap no-one is talking about
People are living longer than ever before and this can impact how you plan for retirement.
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What is the true cost of the UK state pension?
If you want to get a sense of the true value of the state pension, you can look at how much you would need to save into your own pension to match it.
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How to avoid tax creep in retirement
While the state pension rise is welcomed, pensioners will end up paying more tax.
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How to supercharge your pension this year
In addition to reviewing your contributions to see if you have the wiggle room to increase them, there are strategies you can use to boost your pension.
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Can you work into your 70s if the state pension age goes up?
Recent research from the International Longevity Centre suggests that the sate pension needs to be paid out from age 71 from 2050.
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What the budget means for your pension
Previous budgets have brought blockbuster announcements for people’s retirements and by comparison this one has been extremely quiet.
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How to tell if you’ve saved enough money for retirement
Having a good idea of what you want your retirement to look like will help you put together a plan for how much it is likely to cost.
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Why you shouldn’t rely on a partner’s pension
Having your own pension will give you important financial freedom in retirement whether you are single, cohabiting or happily married.
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Where is the UK’s pension dashboard and why has it been delayed?
Being able to see all your pensions in one place can save you a lot of hassle — so where is the much talked about pension dashboard?
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Why you aren’t getting a full state pension and what you can do
A full new state pension can go a long way towards meeting day-to-day expenses in retirement, but not everyone gets the full amount.
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Tackling the myths holding back your pension planning
Here are the common misconceptions with real impact on savings and investments.
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Five steps to boost your pension prospects in 2024
Even the smallest amount of spring cleaning can significantly perk up your pension prospects.
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Why you may be missing out on pension money
Tax relief is one of the heroes of the pension savings landscape and yet many people don’t know what it is or how it works and so they risk missing out.
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Are you missing out on thousands of pounds in lost pension income?
If you lose track of one of your pensions, you could be leaving yourself thousands of pounds worse off in retirement.
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What the autumn statement means for your pensions
A comprehensive round-up of measures that could make a huge impact on your retirement planning.