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Planning Retirement in later life Retirement
represents a major change in lifestyle and gives you a major new asset, time!
Everyone approaches retirement from a different point of view, and even when you are looking forward to it, you can feel a sense of loss, no longer mixing with work colleagues. Whatever your feelings, retirement is probably the major opportunity of your life for a new and potentially very enjoyable phase of life in which you and not others manage your time. If you haven't yet visited it visit the introduction to our retirement section for an overview of all the information and guides available.
If you are interested in some assistance take a look at our section on Pre-retirement training and the laterlife Planning Retirement workshops we have introduced for both individuals and organisations. Also make sure you take a look at Lifting the lid off retirement, a series written by Jeanne Davis as part of the laterlife interest features section. Jeanne is the author of “How to Plan Your Successful Retirement” and for many years, she was a director of AARP (The American Association of Retired Persons) If you want financial advice and in particular retirement planning advice, visit our financial advice pages, which highlight topics to consider and provide details of how to find a financial advisor. The first of these pages also gives you some help with the things that you need to consider when you are doing some financial planning for retirement: Retirement Planning Financial Retirement Information Investing in Property at Home and Abroad including a Guide to buying property abroad. You and your money The Business and Money section of the BBC site includes useful pensions information - pension basics, alternatives and issues including early retirement and the taxmans rules. Visit our Insurance Section covering Motor Insurance, Home Insurance, Travel Insurance and Life Insurance geared to the over 50s. You can obtain competitive quotes online from UK Insurance companies.
Free Personal Finance Service at moneyeXtra - Home Page is a great general financial information page, which can help you make the most out of your money in retirement. You can get advice on mortgages and investments, how to cut your bills, and different types of loans and accounts. Plus financial news.
Riskmetrics - Creating and managing an
investment portfolio in retirement is now a great deal easier, with many new internet
services available. A development from riskmetrics enables you to assess the risk level in
your portfolio for free. This has to be extremely worthwhile for anyone, but especially in
retirement to help achieve the risk levels you really want.
Coverquote is the internet arm of Holland Insurance Brokers, a firm established for over 20 years. They offer Policies particularly geared to the over 50s (follow their over 50s club link) as well as a range of other insurance which may be of interest e.g. property letting and small business insurance. ProShare Advice on setting up investment clubs as well as responsible advice on share based investing. Association of Unit Trusts and Investment Funds. Advice for first time investors and resources for the more experienced. OPAS The Pensions Advice Service can offer advice for those approaching pensionable age or already receiving a pension. If you are having problems you can find out how OPAS can help you, and get in contact with them. Books Click on the book you want from the selection below to go straight to Amazon, or follow the link to the Amazon Business and Finance Index. Finance Your Retirement: A Complete Guide to Spending, Saving and Making the Most of Your Pension Amazon - Business and Finance Index
Visit our Pre-retirement Courses section here on laterlife or our dedicated Retirement Courses site
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