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Retirement
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Brits are struggling to save for their future, yet the average man retires with a pension pot worth five times more than their female friends. Here are five tips to maximise your savings.
When you’ve got competing priorities, putting money aside for your retirement can be difficult, which is why you should know of an easy way to boost your savings by 25%.
Jonathan Openshaw takes a look at how the modern phenomenon of short-termism affects all parts of society, and how it impacts our ability to be present in decision-making for our future.
Fiona Buckland believes volume of choice impacts our ability to make long-term decisions, but taking the time for financial planning can deliver freedom.
Behavioural Scientist Ivo Vlaev takes a look at whether short-termism is an evolutionary trait and what this means for our future in this video.
In her Decodes: Short-termism feature video, Lucy Mangan explains how becoming a mother helped shift her attitude to the future, and how she is very different to her friends when it comes to money.
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Saving for retirement in your 40s
Worrying about your financial security in retirement can be a big cause of stress for families, but it doesn’t need to be with careful financial planning. This is how to save for retirement in your 40s.
All you want is a comfortable income throughout retirement. A defined contribution pension might be able to help.