Your retirement should be something you look forward to: a time when you can reward yourself for the years of hard work you’ve put into your business or career, your family and whatever else you’ve devoted time on throughout your working life. But retiring well can be more difficult than…

New research has exposed that nearly one in five people (18%) in their 50s and 60s are failing to save anything towards their retirement due to the rising cost of living and flat wage inflation. Referred to as a ‘mid-life savings crisis’, it means…

The money purchase annual allowance (MPAA) places a limit on the amount of tax efficient pension contributions that can be made by employees who have already accessed their pension flexibly. The standard annual allowance is £40,000, whilst the MPAA was originally set…

When it comes to setting money aside for when you give up work, at the very least you want to ensure that you’re going to have enough to pay for your living costs for the rest of your life. However, what you undoubtedly want to be aiming for is a…

Following legislation changes introduced in April 2015 you now have more flexibility than ever before over how and when you can take money from your pension pot. Here at Charters Private Wealth, we help clients make the right choices as what they decide now will often affect their retirement income for the rest…

So, you’ve decided when you’re going to pack it all in and you know what you’re going to do in the days running up to your last day in work. You may perhaps even have some long term ambitions that you know you want to accomplish during the years…

The pension freedoms signified a major change in how you can access your pensions. The alterations of April 2015 represented a comprehensive transformation of the UK’s pensions system, giving people much more control over their pension savings than before. Charters Private Wealth can help you to navigate this complex area—watch…