The reality of retired life

Jonathan Stapleton
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Michael Buerk’s latest TV show – Britain’s Great Pension Crisis, the first episode of which was broadcast at the beginning of the month – revealed just how poor the average person’s understanding of pensions is.

As Buerk pointed out, one in five Britons save nothing for their retirement and 80% of the country has no real idea of how much to put away in order to achieve a comfortable retirement. One illu...

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