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Category: Retirement Planning

2 August 2024
Reading time: 5 minutes
Retirement Planning

Leaping into retirement: how to get out of the work mindset

By Jo Bradbury

There’s nothing quite like it, is there? That feeling of clocking out of your very last shift, parting ways with…

26 July 2024
Reading time: 4 minutes
Retirement Planning

Advice and guidance: a duel made for the cinema

By Lily Megson

Over the years, cinema has brought us many iconic frenemy battles, from Maverick and Iceman to Rocky and Apollo to…

19 July 2024
Reading time: 3 minutes
Retirement Planning

Balancing saving for short-term goals with saving for retirement

By Lily Megson

Planning for retirement is a significant, long-term financial commitment. However, at My Pension Expert, we understand that you can’t hit…

28 June 2024
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Retirement Planning

Our activity picks for the summer holidays with the grandkids

By Jo Bradbury

The kids being off for the summer can spur a great deal of worry for parents with youngsters. Six/seven weeks…

14 June 2024
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Retirement Planning

Getting kids to think about retirement

By Jo Bradbury

It’s always “what do you want to be when you grow up” and never “what do you want to do…

7 June 2024
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Retirement Planning

Recognising the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ pension planners

By Lily Megson

With Pride Month in full swing, it’s important to reflect on the diverse issues this campaign highlights. Every year in…

22 March 2024
Reading time: 4 minutes
Retirement Planning

Navigating debt when approaching retirement

By Lily Megson

Talking about your finances, especially debt, can be challenging. It’s a serious issue within UK society, especially when you consider…

1 March 2024
Reading time: 3 minutes
Retirement Planning

What Can Lent Teach us About Retirement Planning?

By Lily Megson

When you say “Lent”, we say “giving up our favourite things for 40 days”. Taking place in the lead up…

23 February 2024
Reading time: 4 minutes
Retirement Planning

Is the gender pensions gap closing?

By Lily Megson

There has long been calls to address the gender pensions gap – in other words, the significant difference in pension…

9 February 2024
Reading time: 5 minutes
Retirement Planning

Workers aren’t engaging with their pension. Here’s why it matters

By Lily Megson

The workplace pension, second only to your salary, is the most important benefit that a place of work provides.  So,…

2 February 2024
Reading time: 3 minutes
Retirement Planning

Overcoming Pension Hurdles in your retirement planning

By Lily Megson

As with most things in life, just because something sounds like the best possible, fail-safe idea, it’s not guaranteed to…

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