If you’re looking to get the full value from your income in retirement, a good place to start is with your State Pension. The amount of State Pension you get…

Christmas is an exciting time with so many people to see, having family and friends over, and seeing your loved ones open the gifts you’ve picked out. However, it’s not…

The American tradition of Black Friday has now been fully adopted by us Brits and it’s hard to ignore with adverts stating 30% off this, half-price that, up until the…

Employee Benefits Live 2019 was our first exhibition as a business and we didn’t know quite what to expect. A few weeks have passed since the event and I have…

It’s almost Halloween! Here at LowerMyCharges, we thought we’d use the upcoming spooky holiday to shed light on some real-life horror stories -financial horror stories… We all make mistakes, but…

It has been five years since the then Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced the Pension Freedoms in his March 2014 budget. This was hailed the biggest change to…

We all know that that the earlier you start saving for retirement the better, but how do you work out how much money you need to save to retire and…

The era of a job for life is long over. We were once expected to spend our whole career working for one company, working up through the ranks and having…

In this week’s financial roundup, as it’s Pension Awareness Week our focus is on top tips from the financial news. HR News: UK workers call on employers to be more…

This week we’ve picked out some financial news about pension transfer values hitting a record high and British retirees living in the EU. This is Money: British expats living in…

Check out our top picks from the financial news for this week. There’s been a lot of news around pensions this week, here are just a few of them. North…

Check out our top picks from the financial news for this week and our thoughts! Independent: How to financially survive a no-deal Brexit Have you prepared your finances for a…