Two in five lack confidence to retire as cost of living rises

Hargreaves Lansdown says retirement confidence has decreased in the last year

Jasmine Urquhart
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Two in five lack confidence to retire as cost of living rises

Almost two in five (39%) people are not confident they can afford to retire, analysis by Hargreaves Lansdown has found.

The survey of 1,500 people - carried out in September by Opinion - found the number had risen since last year, when just over one third (34%) said they were not confident about retiring. One qua...

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