Newfangled annuities bring fresh doubts

00:01 | 19 Aug 2008 | By Maryrose Fison, Chris Marshall

It has been said that there is more chance of flipping a coin the same way up seven times in a row than using the guarantee offered by variable annuities. But the problems don't end there.

Buy to Let vs saving in a pension

13:00 | 18 Aug 2008 | By Lorna Bourke

Can buy to let investments be used as a substitute to saving regularly into a pension?

Turning pennies into pensions

00:01 | 17 Aug 2008 | By Steve Bee

Would it be more sensible to squirrel away small amounts over many years rather than saving into the government's personal accounts pension scheme? 

Don't get stuck with a lifetime annuity

00:01 | 16 Aug 2008 | By Kim Lerche-Thomsen

Fixed-term annuities offer a more flexible and modern approach.

An uncertain future for pensions savings

00:01 | 10 Aug 2008 | By Steve Bee

Should I stay or should I go? Government plans for pension saving will create leavers and savers.

A grand experiment

00:01 | 03 Aug 2008 | By Steve Bee

The shift from compulsory to voluntary pension provision could lead to millions of people choosing not to save.

Is my money better off in cash or equities?

00:01 | 02 Aug 2008 | By Tim Cooper

Should we hide in cash for the next three months? Advisers give their views.

Forecasting for retirement

00:01 | 27 Jul 2008 | By Steve Bee

Knowing how much you'll need to retire on is certainly not an exact science.

Saved by the Lords?

00:01 | 20 Jul 2008 | By Steve Bee

The House of Lords is often criticised for being out of touch, but a couple of amendments they have added to the Pensions Bill suggest they have a good idea of what is wrong with our pensions system.

The price of longevity

00:01 | 13 Jul 2008 | By Steve Bee

As our life expectancy goes up, so do the cost of our pensions. Which is why the recent Parliamentary debate on MPs' salaries and pensions was so surprising.

The three reasons for the UK's pensions crisis

00:01 | 06 Jul 2008 | By Steve Bee

For one, we have no money put aside for public sector pensions; if we did, every household in the UK would have to stump up about £43,000.

Two years for the price of one

00:01 | 29 Jun 2008 | By Steve Bee

Pensions expert Steve Bee on how our increasing longevity is obsessing us.  

Beware the 55% tax on inertia

00:01 | 22 Jun 2008 | By Steve Bee

The government could be inadvertently squeezing those of you with large pension savings into a tax trap.

Do you know what's happening to your pension?

00:01 | 15 Jun 2008 | By Steve Bee

Houses and pensions should be looked at as equivalent lifetime purchases.

Approaching retirement? Don’t be afraid of claiming what’s yours

00:01 | 08 Jun 2008 | By Steve Bee

Millions of people could have more cash at retirement if they could only be bothered to claim what they are owed.

How to retire early and still get a pension

10:42 | 02 Jun 2008 | By Steve Bee

It can be done in three easy steps – but there’s one big snag...

Retire while you’re young enough

00:01 | 25 May 2008 | By Steve Bee

The trouble with retirement is that it’s wasted on the old

Two cheers for the government

00:01 | 18 May 2008 | By Steve Bee

Yes, it can be flexible on pensions. Let’s hope for more of the same

Where will the advice come from?

07:15 | 11 May 2008 | By Steve Bee

People joining the new national pension scheme desperately need help. The problem is, they won’t be able to get it.

Pensions disaster around the corner

10:49 | 06 May 2008 | By Steve Bee

The bill for gold standard pension schemes enjoyed by 5 million public sector employees is going to be paid for by the public purse, but at what cost?

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