Retirement

n this week's quick fire Retirement Planner poll we ask: Should commercial property be classed as a 'standard' SIPP asset?

People managing to achieve a retirement income of £15k per year will be "comfortable", according to a report by the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

Over 55s are enjoying £150 a month extra income compared to last year as a result of the economic recovery, Aviva's Real Retirement Report has found.

In this week's Retirement Planner news round-up we highlight five key stories you might have missed over the past seven days.

Eight in ten UK investors are confident they will be able to fund the retirement lifestyle they want, but this is still fewer than in Brazil, a survey has found.

Is focused advice a viable option?

I've been through A-Day, ASP, auto-enrolment and THAT last-minute decision that residential property should not be included in a SIPP. But never have I seen anything quite like the Budget.

Retirement Planner readers can claim an exclusive 10% discount on the upcoming Henry Stewart Pensions Planning for the Individual: An Update Conference.

One in seven people planning to retire this year has made no personal pension provision, meaning they will retire mainly or entirely reliant on the state, research by insurer Prudential suggests.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) was investigating establishing a National Retirement Advice Service before the Chancellor's Budget promise and believes an advice voucher system could be set up funded by redistributing regulatory fines.