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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As the Managing Partner running an increasingly busy consultancy that helps others market and maximise the value of their own businesses, my own finances often took a back seat! From a recommendation, I turned to Stephen and the team at Create Wealth several years ago and have not been disappointed. The highly professional attention I enjoy means I can get on with my work knowing my finances are on track. Stephen ensures we review my situation and portfolio regularly and is always flexible to fit in with my busy schedule. He can now count amongst his clients, several people I have been more...

Noel A. Baden-Thomas, Managing Partner of Phoenix Business Sales & Consultancy, York

Thank you Create Wealth especially Peter. You have patiently guided me in the right direction as to obtaining the best outcome for my fairly meagre self employed pensions and I am very pleased with the results. I would certainly recommend your services.

Mr D Walters, Bristol

We met Stephen before selling our company and became clients. Stephen has always set aside time for myself and my wife to review our options on investments. We never feel rushed into decisions. His advice over the last two and a half years has proven to be very beneficial to us. Advice in this field can be very daunting to the layman, but Stephen is prepared to bring it to our level with diagrams and sketches to explain it fully. We have an ongoing agreement for getting advice from Stephen, through both good and bad times with the markets. We are still extremely happy with the advice that w...

Malcolm & Lesley Boundy, Melksham

Stephen understands our needs and listens carefully to our preferences. He is reassuring about complicated procedures. He never tries to push a product or influence us beyond advice.

Mr & Mrs J Fisher, Glamorgan

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

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