January 16, 2009
Prepare for a better return on your pension
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Again, great news for pensioners investing in these funds, as they are seeing their cash slowly grow rather than slowly decline.
Prepare for a better return on your pension
Pension plans across the U.K. face an “extraordinarily bruising year” and need to prepare for several challenges, according to a report by global consulting and investment services firm [...]
Pensioners win!
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Finally, something is been giving back to the pensioners who are being made to struggle so much lately!
A lot of pensioners have relyed on the value of their property to keep them going through their later life, which is simply not an option any more.
Pensioners win!
Yesterday the Government finally agreed to give compensation to some [...]
December 31, 2008
Pensions in awkward territory
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Not good times for the Government or UK pension holders then, who seem to both be in a state of stale mate, with the banks calling all the shots as usual, even though they are funded on a large scale by the tax payers in the first place.
Pensions in awkward territory
They may rank alongside [...]
Not too bad for pensions
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Its good to see that in some places in the UK economy there is some slightly positive activity going on, although its not entirely positive.
Lets face it though, compared to the rest of the worldwide markets, to pull back the amount they have over 12 months can only be a good thing.
Not too bad for [...]
December 22, 2008
Pensioners are hit hard
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The world seems to just be one big scandal at the moment and the pensioners are loosing out big time, especially with the recent interest rate cuts which will dramatically affect their long term capital.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/dec2008/pens-d15.shtml
A little discussed aspect of the global financial crisis is the devastating impact it is having on pensions. This is particularly [...]