It’s a brand spanking new season here on MeaningfulMoney; a season I’m calling the Pensions Masterclass. There’s an irony here because, strictly between you and me, I managed to get my chartered status without sitting a single advanced pensions exam! But I know enough to do what is needed here, which is to clear up the uncertainty, the misdirection and the confusion about this most important of wealth-building vehicles.

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What is a pension?

This session will serve as an intro, so you know what’s to come in the season ahead, but as ever I want to provide value every single time, so I also want to answer the question – What is a pension? Sounds like an easy answer, right? Well, the fact that I’m dedicating ten episodes to the answer gives you some inkling that it ain’t as simple as you’d think…

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Podcast: Should I tidy my pensions?

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