When I first began my practice in elder law in Chester County, the choices retirees confronted varied quite a bit from those faced today.

Planning for the future feels different when you do it with a partner. Individual plans miss the big picture of a shared household. Joint planning allows you to align your goals and your timing and ...

A decade ago, pension savers were granted a new right: to take cash out of their pension pots however they pleased from age 55. They could use their pension pots like a cash machine, there was no need ...

A pay-as-you-go pension plan lets beneficiaries control contributions, choosing between regular deductions or lump sums, and ...

An excess of information on the pension freedoms risks poor outcomes for “procrastinating” defined contribution savers, experts have warned, meaning the industry must improve member communication and ...

If you have a pension, your employer will usually give you a choice at retirement: buyout or payments. It’s important to review this carefully. In broad terms, many make this choice based on expected ...

Savers taking advantage of pension freedoms to cash out before retirement have suffered £2bn in lost returns, spurring calls for better financial education, according to analysis by LCP. LCP cited ...

Rare is the scientist who embarks on a career in academia purely for the money. On the other hand, money can surely be a key factor in deciding when to leave that career, especially in light of ...

For many years, companies often provided workers with a pension plan, a valuable benefit that set them up with a steady source of guaranteed income during retirement. These days, fewer employers offer ...

A decade ago, pension savers were granted a new right: to take cash out of their pension pots however they pleased from age 55. Dubbed “pension freedoms”, the new rules came into effect on 6 April, ...