Overcoming pension planning obstacles for the self-employed

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Helen Morrissey talks to a panel of experts about the factors that prevent self-employed people from accessing financial advice

Speakers Tina Boden, founder, Enterprise Rockers Sandra Hogg, editor of Techtalk, Scottish Widows Kanes Rajah, dean and professor of entrepreneurial behaviour and innovation, Royal Agricultural University Cirencester Chair: Helen Morrissey Helen Morrissey: We have been in difficult economic times and there are plenty of costs to running a business. How much does this get in the way of someone putting a long-term plan into place, such as starting a pension, for instance? Kanes Rajah: I think many do not really have any idea of what a planning timeframe is. Is it for tw...

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