Planning a successful retirement

Planning a successful retirement

With life expectancies increasing and retirement ages being pushed back, you may be asking yourself how effective your retirement planning actually is. Do you genuinely know what standard of living you will be able to enjoy when you finally stop working? These are the most common questions asked by new clients:

‘Should I put all my pensions together?’
‘Why aren’t my pension plans growing and am I paying in enough?’
‘I’ve not heard from my pension adviser in years, can you help me?’
‘I’ve got a lot of money in my pension, should I have a Self Invested Personal Pension?’
‘Should I buy an annuity or take income drawdown? What’s the difference?’

Despite extensive rule changes in 2006 to ‘simplify’ pensions, pension rules have got more complex over the past few years.

‘Pension Freedom’, introduced in April 2015 has meant clients taking even greater care with their ‘at retirement’ decisions. We can help.

We’ve been able to explain to many clients why their pension scheme is or isn’t working or growing, the correct level to pay in, the pros and cons of consolidating several pensions.

Create Wealth Management has built a reputation on understanding the needs of individuals so that we can help you to make an informed decision about how best to plan, invest and ultimately take your pension benefits at retirement.

What Our Clients Think

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I have known Stephen for many years and became a direct client 7 years ago. During this time I have had every confidence that Stephen understands my individual requirements and needs and has provided suitable advice when it has been appropriate and has not just provided advice for advice sake. It is pleasing to see that he takes his own professional development and all-round financial knowledge very seriously so that he is well equipped to provide advice on the ever changing economic and market conditions.

David Kelly, Almondsbury

Stephen has been looking after my financial portfolio since selling my business, with twice yearly reviews which he always works around my diary, no matter where I am. Over the years Stephen has provided me with excellent advice, always taking into consideration my likes/dislikes about certain financial products and through providing me with alternative ideas he has given me great comfort in knowing my financial portfolio is save and on track for my retirement.

Ms. Jane Walsh, Hapton, Lancs

I have known Peter Davies for many years, from the first time I met him 10 years ago when he was at Lloyds Private Banking looking after my money, to now at Create Wealth Management. He has never been less than scrupulous and helpful in managing my affairs and we have built up what I believe is a friendly personal relationship Now I am in a care home and faced with the complexities of sorting out my funding and Peter has been unfailingly helpful and encouraging and if does come to a satisfactory conclusion it will in no small part be due to Peter’s knowhow and advice .

Mrs S Morris, Pembroke

Responded quickly to my query and gave clear and honest advice, being transparent as to whether any further value could be added over and above what I was already doing.

Ms. Jane Rees, Worcester

Stephen is one of the few IFA’s who truly offers unbiased advice. He is a good listener and sees it as a strength to double check on issues he isn’t 100% sure of. I am a firm believer that good advice is advice worth paying for. Most people think they know about financial issues or what is best for them and their money. The reality is, in my view, far different and means that many act too quickly or on impulse when making serious financial decisions. As an industry, financial services has been justifiably tarnished with the wrong brush. As such, it is important to seek out a competent and h...

Mr. G.O. Jones, Bristol

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