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The information provided in this video is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. You should not rely on this content as a substitute for professional advice tailored to your specific financial situation. The value of your pension investments can go down as well as up. Past performance is not indicative of future results. This video complies with relevant regulations. Please refer to official pension guidelines or consult your pension provider for detailed information, for example the limits on pension contribution amounts.
About this video
In this, the third of our short pension explainers, Nishma Waite, Chartered Financial Planner at Fidelius, talks to Rest Less Money Editor Melanie Wright about how much we should be saving for retirement, and some of the ways we might be able to boost the amount we put into our pensions.
If you’re 50 or over and have a defined contribution pension, you can get free guidance on the options available to you from the Government’s Pension Wise service. However, if you want personal recommendations or advice about your specific circumstances, you’ll need to seek help from an advisor.
If you’re considering seeking professional financial advice on the options available to you, we’ve partnered with nationwide independent advice firm Fidelius to offer Rest Less members a free initial consultation with a qualified financial advisor. There’s no obligation, however if the adviser feels you’d benefit from paid financial advice, they’ll talk you through how that works and the charges involved.
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If you’re looking for some more detailed information on how much you should be saving towards retirement, we’ve got lots of articles to help. Here are a few you might be interested in:
Please note that the views and opinions expressed in this video do not constitute financial advice.
Melanie Wright is money editor at Rest Less. An award-winning financial journalist, she has written about personal finance for the past 25 years, and specialises in mortgages, savings and pensions. She is a former Deputy Editor of The Daily Telegraph's Your Money section, wrote the Sunday Mirror’s Money section for over a decade, and has been interviewed on BBC Breakfast, Good Morning Britain, ITN News, and Channel Five News. Melanie lives in Kent with her husband, two sons and their dog. She spends most of her spare time driving her children to social engagements or watching them play sport in the rain.
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