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How much do I need in my pension to have a comfortable retirement? – Monday Musings 07/02/2022
I am often asked “how much do I need in my pension to have a comfortable retirement” the sad answer is usually “a lot more than your current contributions will achieve” I then talk about Defined Benefit pensions that are enjoyed by most people employed in the public sector and are so much better than most of us who work in the private sector can aspire to.
There was an excellent article in the Sunday Time of November 28th 2021 which I think makes the point with great clarity. I have included their summary in this musing.
I was driven to ask myself why do we value ourselves less than the state values their workers?
As usual if this prompts some questions or if you would like some advice about pensions, please do get in touch and I, or one of the great advisers in the team will be pleased to help.
So, to the markets.
31.12.2021 | 07.02.2022 | % Change | % Change on week | |
FTSE 100 | 7384 | 7516 | Up 1.78 | Up 0.67 |
Dow Jones | 36338 | 35089 | Down 3.43 | Up 1.05 |
Nasdaq | 15645 | 14098 | Down 9.88 | Up 2.38 |
S&P | 4766 | 4500 | Down 5.58 | Up 1.55 |
NIKKEI | 28791 | 27439 | Down 4.69 | Up 2.70 |
Hang Seng | 23398 | 24573 | Up 5.02 | Up 4.34 |
Shanghai | 3640 | 3394 | Down 6.75 | Up 0.98 |
CAC 40 | 7153 | 6951 | Down 2.82 | Down 0.21 |
DAX | 15885 | 15099 | Down 4.94 | Down 1.43 |
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