Helping hand: Why ordinary savers will need more than Pension Wise

Why ordinary savers will need more than Pension Wise

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Pension Wise guidance will help retirees deal with freedom and choice but what's really needed is a default retirement pathway, writes Graham Vidler

After much fanfare, debate and speculation, the government's brand new pensions freedom reforms are almost here. These new flexibilities have the potential to bring real benefits to pension savers. But, at the same time, they bring with them more responsibility and risk for the individual. And, given the difficulties we all face in making long-term financial decisions and coping with choice overload, it's vital that we think about the new landscape from the perspective of pension savers. Malcolm and Maggie in the Middle That's why last summer the National Association of Pension F...

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