Perhaps it’s because I work in financial services. Maybe it’s because I can’t abide not getting the best deal. But I think it’s absolutely bonkers that more people don’t try to get the best income they can in retirement. I mean, why wouldn’t you shop around? You’re not penalised for doing so and it’s a [...]

Flicking through the TV channels you’re hard pressed not to see an advert from a no-win no-fee law firm. Whether you’ve slipped on a badly mopped floor or have put your back out carrying wood that was too heavy – where there’s blame there’s a claim! No-win no-fee firms have also turned their hand to [...]

So the end of the annuity is nigh. We’ll all be shunning the annuity providers and instead taking money out of our pension pots as and when we want to… …actually, let’s not be too hasty. Image: All these pension changes really get my goat… The Government’s decision to give retirees a greater say over [...]