by Martin Dodd | Oct 30, 2016 | Blog
Before we get into “pension freedoms”, how did they come about? Well basically, the decline in pension contributions over the last few decades has in many ways been caused by the decline in annuity rates and their perceived poor value. However, annuities have one...
by Martin Dodd | Sep 28, 2016 | Blog
I am concerned to put it mildly. In fact it’s always been a major concern of mine. You may be wondering what I am talking about. What I am talking about is the new ‘pension freedom’ rules and the possibility that people miscalculate how much they can...
by Martin Dodd | Apr 13, 2015 | Blog
That’s never going to happen I hear you cry? Maybe it won’t maybe it will. But let’s just imagine that it did and this article is by no means a political rant. It’s far more important than that and I might just change the way you think. So the terrible day comes and...
by Martin Dodd | Jan 20, 2015 | Blog
The Retirement Blueprint How much have you thought about your retirement? Do you know how much you will be get and from where? where you will be spending your money? and how will your income compares to others? The Retirement Blueprint lays out the average pension...
by Martin Dodd | Apr 11, 2012 | Blog
A Labour MP once famously said, that the difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion, is just the thickness of a prison wall. In other words, morally wrong … in his opinion. Wealthy individuals and the not so wealthy have for years used legitimate ways to...
