BONUS EPISODE: How to prepare for a happy retirement - PensionBee Roadshow Manchester
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In this bonus episode of The Pension Confident Podcast, we’re sharing the best bits from one of our live events - the PensionBee Roadshow. In our Manchester edition, our expert guests shared tips for how you can start preparing for a happy retirement. Tune in to hear from:
- Financial Journalist and Founder of Much More With Less, Faith Archer;
- Financial Expert, Author and Host of The Conversation of Money, Peter Komolafe;
- Personal Finance Expert and Founder of Pennies to Pounds, Kia Commodore;
- Personal Finance Expert and Founder of Mr MoneyJar, Timi Merriman-Johnson; and
- CMO at PensionBee, Jasper Martens.
Episode breakdown:
00:50 Visualising your retirement savings
01:26 Workplace pensions and Auto-Enrolment
02:42 How to stick to your savings goals
03:40 Three ways to boost your pension savings
04:44 Balancing rising costs and saving for your future
05:41 Learning about investments and pensions
06:59 Understanding where your pension is invested
08:02 Pension Wise
08:24 What is pension drawdown?
09:15 Leaving your pension to loved ones
Further reading, watching and listening:
How to plan for a happy retirement (YouTube)
How to set a good retirement goal (YouTube)
What happens at a Pension Wise appointment? (YouTube)
Different ways to access your pension pot (YouTube)
E18 of The Pension Confident Podcast: How to not run out of money in retirement (Podcast)
E11 of The Pension Confident Podcast: How to prepare for a happy retirement (Podcast)
E5 of The Pension Confident Podcast: What can we do to cope with the cost of living crisis? (Podcast)
How much income do you need in retirement?
How much money do you need to retire in the UK?
Preparing for retirement checklist
What income would a £100,000 pension pot give you?
What makes a happy retirement?
Retirement planning in your 20s
Retirement planning in your 30s
Retirement planning in your 40s
Retirement planning in your 50s
Other useful resources:
Pension Drawdown Calculator (PensionBee)
Pension Calculator (PensionBee)
Pension Wise (MoneyHelper)
Pension Quality Mark - PQM (Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association)
Retirement Living Standards (Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association)
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