Matthew Rankine: Why auto-enrolment's success is only half the battle

Sleepwalking towards disaster

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While it would be remiss not to raise a seasonal glass to the success of auto-enrolment, writes Matthew Rankine, a lifejacket is worthless if you do not know how to put it on

When auto-enrolment was introduced, a little over five years ago, it was described as a lifesaver for the millions of workers who were projected to end up relying solely on the state pension upon retirement. And it would be remiss not to raise a seasonal glass to the success of the scheme - after all, nobody can argue it is a bad thing that nearly nine million Brits have been dragged into pension saving. That success risks fostering a dangerous complacency, however, that simply ‘having a pension' is the same as being on course for the retirement you want. We all know this is just not ...

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