What is the pensions crisis and how does it affect you? Put simply it’s
the gap between the amount of money that you need in retirement, compared with the amount
of money that you’re likely to receive from your pensions.
At first glance, this gap can look large and it’s tempting to think that the
situation is hopeless. But it’s not! Beat the Pensions Crisis shows you that you have a
lot more control over your pension than you may have thought, and by taking the right
action, at the right time, you can do a lot to increase your income in retirement.
Providing for a secure retirement is simple, and step-by-step you’ll learn
how to: 
  - Shatter the myths and delusions about pensions
 
  - Work out how much of a pension pot you’ll need when you retire 
 
  - Understand the difference between different types of pension 
 
  - Turbocharge your pension so that you’ll receive more 
 
  - Use the tax reliefs available to enhance your pensions and savings 
 
  - Shop around for the best pension annuity at retirement 
 
  - Understand what you need to do to improve your wealth, decade by decade,
    from your 20s through your 30s, 40s and 50s to your retire
 
Brian Wood is chief executive of Telos Solutions, a leading management
consultancy that specialises in delivering practical and workable solutions to complex and
difficult problems in the financial services industry. He is a qualified actuary and has
previously served as chief executive of Windsor Life, PPP Lifetime (the life and pensions
arm of PPP Healthcare) and Winchester White management consultants. During his career, he
has worked on a broad range of assignments in the life and pensions industry, many of
which have involved working with industry bodies, government and the regulators.
Claire Brinn is a director of Telos Solutions and chief executive of
Wealth Squared, a business that provides advice to women having to make major financial
decisions for the first time, usually after a death or divorce. Claire is an experienced
manager and executive in financial services, having worked with Chemical Bank, Prudential
and Britannic Assurance before becoming one of the founders of Telos Solutions. 
Table of Contents
What crisis?
The nature of the crisis
Why you must take responsibility
 Private pensions
 Company pensions
 State pensions
 The costs of retirement
Myths and delusions
· Including a Flow chart pointing from each false belief to relevant sections in the
book
Tackling the problem
What can I do if I am near retirement?
(Primary audience for chapter: ages 50s, early 60s)
· Work out how much you will get
 State pension
 Company pensions
§ Sample letter
 Private pensions
§ Sample letter
 Other assets
· How to convert this into real worth in the future (ready-reckoners)
· Flowchart(s) summarising all the above
· Work out how much you will need
 Current lifestyle expectations
§ Ready-reckoner based on current lifestyle
 How these may change
§ Lifestyle choices
 Other things to think about
· Flowcharts(s) summarising all the above
 The ‘gap’ you need to close
 How that gap might change over time
· Actions you can take
 Choices relating to State pensions
 Choices relating to Company pensions
 Choices relating to Private pensions and all your other assets
§ Choices about your type of pension at retirement
 Choices relating to lifestyle
· How these actions affect the ‘gap’ 
What can I do if I am already retired?
(Primary audience for chapter: late 60s onwards)
· Assessing your likely sources of income
 Pensions from various sources
§ Searching for ‘lost’ pensions
 State benefits and concessions
 Other assets
§ Property, investments, endowments etc
§ Ready-reckoner for value as a pension
· Assessing your needs
 What you have learnt in the transition to retirement
 Taking benefits into account
 Other things to consider (eg how to fund your next car purchase)
· Actions/options
 Working and taking pension
 Effect of, and mechanisms for, deferring pension
 Funding for long-term care
 Planning for inheritance
 Equity release etc
What can I do to make provision for a future pension?
(Primary audience for chapter: 40s and below)
· The state pension will be insufficient
 Example calculations
 Taxes will have to support huge numbers of pensioners
§ Baby Boomer effect
§ Lower birth rates
 It’s up to you
· Company pension
 Join it!
 Increase contributions
 Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs)
 Take into account when changing jobs
 Maximise pension from previous employers
· Private pensions
 Advantages and disadvantages
 Stakeholder pensions
 Pensions products
 Self-administered pensions
· Other savings and investment
 Advantages and disadvantages
 Other forms of tax relief
 Endowment maturities
 Reference to other Pearson publications for greater detail)
Options and issues for everyone
(Audience: everyone)
· Looking at all your assets, not just pensions
 How much equivalent pension could they buy?
 Include your current income
 Ready-reckoners
· The best investment of all
 Eliminate consumer debt
 High, guaranteed, tax-free returns
· Pensions and unexpected events
 Job loss
 Divorce
 Death
216 pagges, Paperback
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