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We cover all the important topics to help you meet your retirement goals: The State Pension, SIPPs, ISAs, saving & planning for retirement.

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How I’d target a £10,600 second income in lieu of a State Pension

| John Fieldsend

A new Hargreaves Lansdown report reveals worrying opinions about the future of the State Pension. Is it time to build…

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How to try and turn £450 a month into £1m using a SIPP

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Zaven Boyrazian explains how investing £450 each month can build a seven-figure retirement fund, in the long run, using a…

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If I could only buy 3 UK stocks for my SIPP, I’d pick these winners

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

If Ed Sheldon could only select three UK stocks for his SIPP, he’d go for companies with strong competitive advantages…

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4 UK shares I’ve bought to try and help me retire comfortably!

| Royston Wild

Concerns over the State Pension are steadily rising as Britain's national debt soars. Here's why investing in UK shares is…

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How I’d invest £5k in a SIPP to earn extra income for retirement

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

By investing in the right companies, a SIPP could establish lifelong passive income, drastically improving the quality of future retirement…

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3 steps to aim for a million pound SIPP

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane thinks he could turn his SIPP into a seven-figure retirement pot. Here's a trio of practical steps that…

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How I’m aiming to turn a £50k SIPP into £500k+

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

Edward Sheldon looks at how a regular savings plan and a decent investment strategy could grow his SIPP into a…

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How I’d aim to make a million from just 10 FTSE 100 stocks

| Harvey Jones

If I could only add 10 FTSE 100 stocks in my portfolio, I'd go for these. It's my best shot…

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Forget the State Pension, here’s how I want to plan my retirement

| Alan Oscroft

The UK State Pension can give us a start to retirement, and it's a nice thing to have. But the…

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I’m STILL bullishly buying FTSE 100 shares to help me retire comfortably!

| Royston Wild

Building a portfolio of top FTSE 100 stocks could help me build a brilliant nestegg for when I hang up…

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If I could only buy 3 stocks for my SIPP, I’d pick these winners

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

These three companies have substantial growth potential and Edward Sheldon believes they could help him grow his SIPP over the…

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5 steps to building an £800,000 SIPP

| Christopher Ruane

Through making regular contributions, managing risk and investing strategically, our writer believes he could target an £800,000 SIPP.

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Worried about running out of money in retirement? The stock market could help

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

Putting more money into the stock market for the long term could help people build more wealth for retirement, says…

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I’d use a stock market crash to try and retire early!

| Charlie Keough

Talk of a stock market crash doesn't have this Fool worried. Instead, he'd use it as a chance to set…

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Learn the secrets of the UK’s SIPP millionaires

| Alan Oscroft

Don't think it's possible to accumulate a million pounds in a SIPP? Thousands of UK investors have already done exactly…

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I’ve just bought these seven world-class FTSE stocks for my SIPP

| Harvey Jones

I love my new SIPP. I've spent the summer filling it with a selection of my favourite, best value FTSE…

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Small SIPP at 55? I’d make these moves to boost my retirement savings

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

With a regular savings plan and a proper investment strategy, it’s possible to build up a significant amount of money…

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3 top investment trusts to consider for a SIPP right now

| Alan Oscroft

Looking for SIPP investments to buy now and then sit back and forget for decades? These three could be worth…

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How I’d invest £100 a month to aim for a passive income for £48,605 a year for life

| Harvey Jones

It's possible to generate a five-figure passive income by investing as little as £100 a month. The key is to…

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How much would I need to invest in LSE stocks to earn a second income of £500 a month?

| Harvey Jones

I'm looking to generate a juicy second income for my retirement by investing in FTSE 100 shares. Setting a realistic…

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I just put £3k in my SIPP. Here’s where I’m going to invest it

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

Edward Sheldon is investing his SIPP in both growth funds and individual stocks in an effort to build up wealth…

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How I’d invest £250 a month to aim for a lifelong £52,876 passive income

| Harvey Jones

I'm hoping to have a ball in retirement after generating a regular passive income stream from my portfolio of FTSE…

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How to use a Stocks and Shares ISA to retire early

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

One of the most attractive features of the Stocks and Shares ISA is that money can be accessed at any…

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3 dirt cheap UK shares I’d buy for my SIPP in 2023

| Alan Oscroft

Whether I buy them in an ISA or a SIPP, I look for the same value UK shares. Right now,…

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I’d aim to retire early by spending £120 a week on UK shares

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane explains how he could use a combination of regular saving and long-term investment to try and bring forward…

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If I invested £3 a day in UK stocks and got 8% a year I could have £750k at retirement

| Harvey Jones

UK stocks are a brilliant way to build retirement wealth because they offer me potential capital growth and dividend income,…

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Is Diageo the ultimate retirement stock?

| Kevin Godbold

Premium alcoholic drinks maker Diageo has an impressive financial record, but the stock has issues worth careful consideration.

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Is Unilever the ultimate retirement stock?

| Kevin Godbold

Unilever’s valuation is lower than it was and the dividend is attractive. But are the risks worth taking for retirement…

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No pension at 50? I’d build my retirement on these 2 world-class FTSE dividend stocks

| Harvey Jones

I reckon high-yielding FTSE 100 dividend stocks are a terrific way of generating income for my retirement. I'd start with…

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No pension at 50? Here’s how I’d aim to build a £500k retirement pot

| janeworld

Edward Sheldon explains what he'd do to target a sizeable pension pot if he'd left it quite late to start.…

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Here’s how investing in UK stocks could help me retire rich as inflation soars

| Royston Wild

Buying UK stocks can be a top investing tactic during times of high inflation like these. And this research carried…

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Buy to let? I’d rather aim for a £1m pension

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

With amazing tax benefits and access to a broad range of growth assets, investing within a pension is an easier…

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This is how investing in FTSE 100 stocks could help me retire comfortably!

| Royston Wild

Investing in FTSE 100 stocks can be a great strategy to build long-term wealth. Here are the sort of returns…

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3 smart investment ideas for £100k

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

With £100k to invest, investors have plenty of options today. Here, Edward Sheldon highlights three ideas for this kind of…

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How I’d aim to build a £750k pension pot, starting at age 45

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

Edward Sheldon calculates that if he saved £1,000 a month into a pension starting at the age of 45, he…

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How to target a passive income of £59,000 a year to never work again!

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

By investing regularly in UK dividend shares, investors can unlock a passive income of nearly £60,000 a year. Zaven Boyrazian…

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How I’d target £10,000 in passive income per year

| Alan Oscroft

Ten grand in passive income could make a very nice addition to my retirement years. And many ISA investors achieve…

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How I’d aim to build a £300k pension pot, starting at age 55

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

It’s never too late to start saving for retirement. Here, Edward Sheldon explains how he'd aim to build a sizeable…

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No savings at 30? I’d use a Stocks and Shares ISA today to aim for a million!

| Charlie Carman

If I started my investing journey at 30, I'd open a Stocks and Shares ISA now to harness the power…

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No pension at 50? How I’d aim to build passive income of £436 a week for a comfortable retirement

| James Beard

Having enough passive income to supplement the state pension is the key to a happy retirement. It's possible starting at…

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