http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Moneyman Finances Moneyman Sat, 24 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=255627&ca=Finances The Government has in place a State Second Pension (S2P), which is in addition to the Basic State Pension. It is available to employees and is earnings related, with funding coming from your National Insurance Contributions (NICs). It was previously known as the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme... Finances Moneyman Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=251112&ca=Finances Over the past few years, final salary pension schemes have witnessed volatility in equity markets and a retired workforce that is living longer. Add the two together, and what was once a healthy pension scheme became a huge liability, carrying significant deficits. To reduce the liability, one by on... Finances Moneyman Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=249284&ca=Finances With the decline in final salary pension schemes and the switch to defined contribution or stakeholder pensions, the onus for having a decent fund at retirement now rests firmly with the individual employee. So how do you amass the funds required to retire before you’re 90 and still maintain a decen... Finances Moneyman Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=247848&ca=Finances With people living longer, and a growing percentage of the population looking to retire earlier to enjoy the fruits of their labour, it is important to understand how to fund this increased requirement in income. As the pension plan remains the most popular financing method of retirement funding, we...