Mid-life MOTs run danger of 'shocking people into doing nothing at all'

James Phillips
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Employees will be like “rabbits in the headlights” if they are awakened to their low levels of saving too late in their working lives, it has been warned.

While aimed at improving individuals' financial literacy, mid-life MOTs - originally suggested by John Cridland, and now adopted by several mainstream providers - run the risk of shocking people in...

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