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Half of Britains have 'No Idea' on Pension Funding

A survey of financial advisers shows 48% think Britons have 'no idea' how much to save for their pension

29th April 2005



A survey of independent financial advisers shows that 48% think that Britons have 'no idea' how much they should be putting into pension funds.

47% said that people were unrealistically optimistic about their living standards in retirement, and 40% that the country was still much too reliant on state pension provision.

Only 5% thought their clients had a reasonable idea of the pension provision they'd need, estimating that £250-500,000 would be a good figure to aim for.

Read More: Money Guardian





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