Pension

  • LifestyleAOL

    Money doesn’t buy happiness: we spend it on the wrong things

    We spend a measly 31p in every pound that passes through our fingers on things that actually make us happy. By far the majority of the cash we spend goes on the boring things in life instead. Older people, meanwhile, seem to have found a far

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  • EntertainmentAOL

    Retirees don't bother making a will - they'd rather spend it all

    One in ten retirees don't plan to make a will, with one in nine of them saying that they'd rather spend the cash themselves before they die. The older they get, the more they are splashing out, refusing to budget, and committing to just

  • BusinessAOL

    Breakdown firms to spend £15m in compensation for customers with duplicate cover

    The AA and RAC are setting aside £15 million in compensation payments after it emerged that customers had bought duplicate cover. According to The Times, the AA yesterday said that it would contact the 17,000 customers who bought duplicate cover

  • BusinessAOL

    Why are Brits so smug about money when we're not saving?

    We're a nation that's living hand-to-mouth, but we're convinced that we're doing pretty well. One in five people have no savings, and we put aside an average of just £150 a month. However, two thirds of people say they are

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  • BusinessAOL

    The self employment dream: shattered by reality

    The idea of being your own boss is beguiling. Never again will you have to put up with office politics, stressful colleagues, or pointless office hours. You will be able to work when it suits you, from wherever you like - and you'll be able

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  • BusinessAOL

    Retiring in 2017: what you need to know

    You're retiring in 2017. You're free! You can now officially do anything you like. And that doesn't just go for how you spend your time. It applies to how you spend your pension too. A raft of changes since 2015 mean you are now

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  • BusinessAOL

    One in five people will retire in the red

    One in five people retiring this year will be in debt - and of those who owe money, the average is a staggering £18,800. They will spend the first three-and-a-half years of retirement paying off debts they built up during their working life, and

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