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Are workplace pensions less efficient than salary sacrifice because of national insurance?

I'm contributing to a Workplace Pension. For each £100 I earn (within limits) I contribute £5, and my employer contributes £3. I pay 12% NI on my £5, so it costs me £5.60. My employer pays 13.8% NI ...
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Why does Australia have such a large ratio of pre-funded pension funds to GDP?

According to recent figures, Australia's pre-funded pension funds total 125% of the nations GDP -- one of the highest in the world. While this clearly has desirable effects on narrowing a potential ...
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Canada Pension Plan Transfer

I have lived for three years in Canada, and made three contributions to the CPP. I now live in Switzerland and do not plan to return to Canada ever. Is there any way to transfer these contributions ...
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How to get a transfer out form from NOW Pensions

My old employer chose NOW Pensions as the auto-enrole pension (despite a 1.2 star rating on trustpilot.com) and now I want to transfer the money accrued in that account to my current pension. I've ...
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S&P 500 only returns 1.26% (after UK inflation)… am I wrong?

I invest in the S&P 500 from the UK. I am trying to calculate what my investment pot will be in 25 years, adjusting for inflation. Unfortunately, my calculations point me towards an abysmal ...
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Can one take retirement benefits from both Europe and the US?

Person A, a German citizen who currently holds a US green card and lives in the US, worked earlier in their life in three different European countries, contributing to various government-sponsored ...
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UK Pension transfer to the US

I'm a naturalized US citizen. When I lived in the UK, as a British citizen, I amassed a small pension pot (about 50,000GBP). Is there any way to get that money transferred to the US (into another ...
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State pension from UK when a moving back to Spain after working only 10y in UK

I am a Spanish citizen who has been living in UK for the past 7 years. During this period I have always worked here and I haven't received any income from Spain. I have also regularly contributed to ...
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Is $50k in business income enough to consider hiring a pension specialist?

I am currently a full time software developer, and have a side business done under my own LLC (S corp). For the sake of having concrete numbers, lets say I make $100,000 through my full time job, and ...
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Reasonable Rate of Return on A Pension?

Like a lot of people, I have a string of relatively small pensions, all invested in different funds with a few different providers. I should add that I'm no longer paying into any of the ones I'm ...
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Recovering Small Workplace Pension Pots

Like many professionals, the new 'standard' length of stay at any one company is around 2-3 years. I myself have moved a few times at the start of my career from one company to another, beginning ...
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Is Private Pension Worth It

I am 23 and now looking into what to do with some leftover monthly money. My question is whether getting a pension is worth it or not. Are pensions in general just scams? Am I just wasting money on a ...
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Do UK tax rules allow you to hold Bitcoin in a SIPP?

Do United Kingdom tax rules allow you to hold Bitcoin in a self-invested pension plan?
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If I'm 25 and work 10 years to cover the 40 credits required to qualify for Social Security, will my payments be indexed to inflation when I retire?

If I'm 25 and work for the next 10 years to cover the 40 credits required to qualify for Social Security, will my payments be indexed to inflation when I retire?
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Would it be advisable to withdraw money from the Estonian pension system?

The Estonian pension system consists of three "pillars": State pension: some base amount + amount based on work experience. Taxed as regular income at 20%. Mandatory Funded pension: The 2+4 pillar. ...
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Withdrawing entire pension pot early

I have a small pension pot from an employer I started with in the last few years; it's around £15k which is entirely the employer's contributions. I have had no other pension prior to this, due to ...
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What will my LGPS pension refund consist of?

I have recently changed jobs. My previous pension was with Scottish Widows and contributions were done through salary sacrifice. I now have a LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme) pension and have ...
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Transfer UK pension to AU super fund

Is it possible to transfer a UK pension fund over to an Australian Super fund? I am a NZ citizen currently working in the UK. I will most likely move back to Australia in a year or two, where I ...
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Payroll pension contributions- UK higher rate tax relief

In the UK, a higher rate taxpayer who contributes to a pension scheme is entitled to pension relief to recover the difference between basic rate and higher rate tax for pension contributions. (HM ...
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Higher-rate Tax rebate on Pensions (UK)

Suppose you are a higerh rate Tax earner, and you pay into a monthly pension. As per these questions: Payroll pension contributions- UK higher rate tax relief UK income tax relief on pension ...
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How do I open a UK bank account under the following circumstances?

Similar questions here and here, but neither answers my question The facts: I am a UK citizen. I am not a resident of the UK. I have not lived in, worked in or visited the UK for the last 7 years. I ...
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Is Pension income a part of my Personal Tax Income

My parents retired, and they will be receiving monthly payments from pension and those things. We live in Ontario. Do these count towards their income tax brackets? Are there other taxes they should ...
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UK Tax/Universal credit pension contributions for non earning partner

I understand that any pension contributions made by someone claiming tax credits or universal credit are deducted from the claimants earned income when assessing the amount a claimant is eligible for. ...
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How are Canada Pension Plan payroll deductions paid by both employee and the company?

I am thinking on moving to Canada but I want to calculate what my salary would be after taxes. I am using the tax calculator at https://simpletax.ca/calculator but there's still one thing I can't wrap ...
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When is paying into a UK pension bad tax planning? (LTA)

UK Pensions are great for the tax breaks that they give as you pay into them (up to 45%), and as the pension generates value, but if you exceed the lifetime allowance (LTA = £1,055,000 in 2019-2020) ...
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What should I invest in other than pension or real estate

I live in South Africa, and the country is not exactly going in a good direction. I am 24 years old. I would like to start investing in something for my future. One option is to get a pension fund. ...
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Are UK pensions taxed twice?

I, like many, have a workplace pension. I pay taxes through PAYE and file a self assessment covering all other income. My understanding is that your personal pension pot is 25% tax free then you pay ...
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As a contractor, should I overpay my mortgage or contribute to a pension?

My specific situation is:- Early 30s Software contractor via a ltd company Resident in Scotland Higher-rate taxpayer Mortgage at ~5% (variable 4.5% above BoE), LTV about 75%. I'm allowed to overpay ...
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How do I know if my UK workplace pension scheme is trustworthy?

In the UK, employers are required by law to automatically enrol most employees in a workplace pension. I've recently been autoenroled in such a scheme. However, I'm conscious of the fact that the ...
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How safe/secure is the Universities Superannuation Scheme?

I don't know if this may be too broad, but I was hoping someone can give me some guidance. I don't know a huge amount about pension schemes (or finance for that matter!) but I have a job opportunity ...
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Protection against loss of investments if a fund provider fails

What would happen to my pension or ISA investment in a fund (such as Vanguard LifeStrategy 60) if the provider of that fund failed and went out of business? I understand that FSCS protects against ...
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How much money do I lose when I move from defined benefit pension plan to a hybrid pension plan

I am moving from a company with a defined benefit pension plan to one with a hybrid pension plan(DB + DC). I understand that the defined benefit pension plan uses a set formula to calculate the ...
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Risks of selecting a pension plan in the USA

I am looking at a possible employment opportunity with a state-affiliated institution in the United States. They offer a couple of options for retirement plans, and one of them is a pension plan. Of ...
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How to report contributions to UK pension (USS) on US taxes?

I am a United States citizen living and working in the United Kingdom. I am enrolled in the Universities Superannuation Scheme pension plan. Do contributions to this plan need to be reported on my ...
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What's the best way of dealing with pensions in the UK

I'm currently living in Cambridge, UK. My company contributes 5-15% of the salary to the pension. I'm planning to permanently move abroad in 3 years. I can opt out of the pension, or stay in the ...
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How to properly compare pension vs Roth IRA?

I am trying to compare the benefits of a federal pensions system FERS vs simply investing the money myself with a Roth IRA. I'm assuming that I work in a federal job for several years, but retire ...
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Calculating annual pension contribution including defined benefit (UK)

I'm trying to understand how to calculate how much money I can pay into pensions this year. I understand how to calculate the annual allowance, which isn't the problem: instead, I need to understand ...
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Residential requirement for Canadian living abroad to collect pensions?

I have been told by numerous individuals that one is required to return to Canada for a certain period of time, whilst living abroad, in order to continue to collect my Senior benefits from the ...
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Are Netherlands“second pillar” pensions USA Section 402 compliant?

I am a US citizen and work in the Netherlands as an employee for a Dutch company. In the Netherlands, the retirement pension system is based on three pillars: the public pension scheme, akin to the ...
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Moving out of the UK. What should I do with my UK personal pension?

I have been working for a few years in the UK and my employers created personal pensions and contributed to them. Now I'm moving out of the UK and I'm not sure what to do with these. As far as I know, ...
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Death benefit into IRA or cash for mortgage

I am the beneficiary of what was left in my mom's state pension fund. I don't know how much it is, but the state estimates most people run through their pension funds (when they chose that option) in ...
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Do pension pots get interest? [closed]

Pension pot is the money, the employee and sometimes the employer and the government pay that gets accumulated into pension fund. But my question is, that this pension fund is basically a bank ...
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Local government or private pension?

This question relates to the UK LGPS. On the surface, this seems less flexible and potentially gives less return than a private pension. Yes, private pension pay-outs fluctuate depending on the ...
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Will the IRS go after foreign countries' pension if you owe taxes?

I am a 70 year old retired Irish citizen living in Ireland. I did live in the USA. Unfortunately, I recently learned that I owe the IRS $15k in taxes from a 401k withdrawal. I own nothing in the USA ...
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Do I have to pay an advisor 3% to transfer a pot of £49,000 to another pension provider?

I am looking to re-invest a stand-alone pension (originally called an AVC pension: Additional Voluntary Contributions pension) so that I can take 25% as a tax-free lump sum and retain flexibility in ...
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Retirement planning: Pension or personal saving/investing?

I work on short-term contracts that are well-paid - however, not knowing how long I will be working on a job, I have got into the habit of 'making hay while the sun shines' and saving what I can to ...
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Is National Pension Scheme(NPS) not a good investment?

NPS is a pension scheme in India. (Wikipedia says it is very close to 401(k) of USA). The basic outline of the scheme is as follows - NPS invests money in (E)quities (Max 50%), (C)orporate Bonds and (...
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Defined Benefit Lump Sum calculation

I have a Defined Benefit Pension Plan. I know how to calculate my monthly annuity (single life annuity), but can't figure out how the Lump Sum is calculated from the monthly annuity. I have been ...
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Young w/ pension plan: lump sum or annuity?

I've become fully vested in my company's pension plan, and I intend to quit in the near future to pursue other career options. It seems the pension scheme allows me to decide what to do with the ...
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Pensions, annuities, and “retirement”

I already knew about pensions, but I’ve just heard of annuities today. The DifferenceBetween.net article “Difference Between Annuity and Pension” says, A difference that can be seen between pension ...

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