Morningstar Uk: Podcasts

This week we’re focusing on pensions and retirement. Lets start at the beginning shall we? What exactly is a Pension? What different types of pension are there and how do they work? Morningstar’s Senior Editor Emma Wall talks us through the basics. Redington's Lydia Fearn explains to us why it is critical to start saving for retirement as early as possible, to increase your payments when you get a pay rise and why the forthcoming Lifetime ISA is not a pensions alternative. So you’ve decided you want to start paying more attention to your pension and planning your retirement but how exactly do you save retirement? Senior Editor Emma Wall explains all. Are you starting a personal pension for the first time? We talk to top investor John Husselbee, Head of Multi-Asset for Liontrust to give his three fund picks across the sectors to consider for your SIPP. Thanks to pension freedoms you can now access 25% of your pension pot tax-free at 55 - and figures show many retirement savers are withdrawing