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Sep 18, 2024 | good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Rahab Paracha

Are you still saving for your retirement or getting ready to draw your pension, but mystified by the jargon involved? Just what on Earth does ‘annuity,’ and ‘defined contribution’ even mean – and why should you have to know just to get your hands on your own pension savings? If pension jargon leaves you feeling baffled and overwhelmed, you’re not alone. New research has revealed that the majority of people at or nearing pension age in the UK are unsure of basic pension terms.

Sep 11, 2024 | good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Steven Day |Rahab Paracha

PensionBee has launched a new planet-positive pension plan for retirement savers wanting to do good with their money. The Climate Plan will replace the popular Fossil Fuel-Free Plan, which was one of the UK’s first mainstream private pension plans to completely exclude companies with proven or probable reserves in oil, gas or coal when it launched in 2020.

Jul 17, 2024 | good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Rahab Paracha

With the cost-of-living crisis continuing to squeeze household budgets, many Brits will be focused simply on making ends meet. But if you do have something to spare once essential outgoings are taken care of, it’s a very good idea to build up a cash savings pot. Although savings rates are better now than they have been in many years, unfortunately once inflation is taken into account, saving in cash almost always means losing money in real terms.

Jul 9, 2024 | good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Rahab Paracha

Sir Keir Starmer used his first speech as prime minister to herald “the opportunity of clean British power, cutting your energy bills for good.”But what is Labour’s big clean energy plan, and what does it mean for the planet and your pocket? Top 5 green energy providers 2024At the heart of Labour’s mission to make the UK a “clean energy superpower” is the creation of a new publicly-owned company, Great British Energy (GB Energy). GB Energy won’t supply electricity directly to households.

Jul 3, 2024 | good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Rahab Paracha

Founded in 1980, Triodos Bank is a global pioneer in sustainable banking. Its ethos is that banking can be a powerful force for good, serving individuals and communities while building a stronger, more sustainable society. Therefore it will only finance organisations that are making a positive impact on the planet and its people. Triodos operates in the Netherlands, the UK, Belgium, Spain and Germany.