Stephanie Hawthorne
Journalist and Editor at Freelance
Freelance financial journalist, editor (ex Pensions World) and tennis fan. FTAdviser columnist; People’s Friend money correspondent and Mail on Sunday writer.
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
ftadviser.com | Stephanie Hawthorne
People in their 40s face peak pensioner poverty by the time they retire in 2042 and beyond. Worryingly, 17 years is just a twinkling of an eye when it comes to retirement planning. And a question mark hangs over the continued existence of the state pension in its present form. Unless auto-enrolment contributions rise within the lifetime of this parliament, this cohort will face dire penury in their old age.
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1 month ago |
ftadviser.com | Stephanie Hawthorne
It is nearly 10 years since the pensions freedoms revolution initiated by George Osborne, then chancellor of the exchequer, began in April 2015. Today, the huge range of pension choices can leave many floundering and worse still, even making irrevocable mistakes, without easy access to advice.
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2 months ago |
msn.com | Stephanie Hawthorne
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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2 months ago |
msn.com | Stephanie Hawthorne
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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2 months ago |
thisismoney.co.uk | Stephanie Hawthorne
I used to worry when inflation surged – as it did last week to an unexpectedly high 3 per cent. After all, at 68 I have savings built up over my career that I will rely on should I ever decide to retire (not any time soon, I hope). Inflation perniciously erodes away the value of nest eggs. But my worries abated last week – because I spent £189,000 of my life savings on an annuity – a financial product that guarantees me an income with inflation protection for life.
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St James's Park in central London. How sad such parks may lose their dedicated police officers. Austerity Mark 2 sounds even worse than Austerity Mark 1 but at least we have spring sunshine, blossoms and flowers to cheer us up.
St James's Park today https://t.co/ZH5HmdcNba