“Matt Hancock DISMISSES calls for MPs to take drop in salary in solidarity with millions of Britons”

Apr 16, 2020 | In the news

An independent (financial adviser’s) view

Having slated Matt H yesterday for his ‘too little, too late’ salute to care workers, hats off to him for hitting both serious and popular breakfast radio with a user-friendly Chris Evans interview. He actually came over as a nice bloke who cares and is doing his best in a nightmare scenario. Which he probably is. You don’t go into politics for the money and, as a Roman who knew about stuff said very many years ago, glory is short-lived.  And I would guess that Piers Morgan earns more than the whole cabinet put together for rather less hours. And responsibility.

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“Record year for annuity sales driven by advisers”

“Record year for annuity sales driven by advisers”

I was asked this week whether annuities are now ‘a good investment’. They’ve been recommended very rarely in recent years, since ‘pension freedoms’ allowed pretty much unlimited drawdown on pension funds and anything left to be passed on to beneficiaries free of Inheritance Tax.