£240,000

The annual allowance tapers down for high earners

45%

You can still contribute to your pension after you retire

Five Years

You have got five years to get tax relief

Introduction

Unless you are approaching retirement, thinking about your pension and retirement plans can seem unrelatable, possibly unnecessary and certainly boring. Many a financial services provider aims to educate their clients about the importance of pensions but few manage to make them interesting.

This guide does not claim to make them interesting, but it is designed to help private investors understand the importance of pension planning, make some sense out of the various rules that exist and generally enhance the knowledge of our readers. Why? Because the majority of people invest to save for their futures, and specifically one where they no longer earn a salary, and therefore are reliant upon their savings – and a pension can be the most important savings vehicle an investor might have.