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E37: The easiest way to retire with more money with Neil Bage, Bola Sol, and Laura Dunn-Sims

Release Date: 03/30/2025

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E37: The easiest way to retire with more money with Neil Bage, Bola Sol, and Laura Dunn-Sims

The Pension Confident Podcast

Enjoying the podcast? Tell us what you think below and give us a review or rating. As always we’d love to hear your suggestions and feedback. Send us an email: . Recent research from PensionBee reveals that financial disengagement might cost savers up to £500,000 over their lifetime - that’s a substantial amount! When was the last time you reviewed your savings? Are you aware of how much you’ve saved for retirement? Making small, informed decisions today can greatly impact your financial future. The great news is that staying engaged with your finances isn’t difficult....

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Recent research from PensionBee reveals that financial disengagement might cost savers up to £500,000 over their lifetime - that’s a substantial amount! When was the last time you reviewed your savings? Are you aware of how much you’ve saved for retirement? Making small, informed decisions today can greatly impact your financial future. The great news is that staying engaged with your finances isn’t difficult.

Join our host, Philippa Lamb, and our expert panel as they explore a simple truth: the most effective way to max out your chances of retiring comfortably.

Behavioural Expert and Co-Founder of Shaping Wealth, Neil Bage;
Financial Adviser, Money Columnist and Author, Bola Sol; and
Head of Consumer PR at PensionBee, Laura Dunn-Sims.

Episode Breakdown:

01:31 Common financial pitfalls

03:52 Visualising our ‘future selves’

06:08 Overcoming complacency with pensions

06:42 The £500,000 ‘cost of disengagement’

08:00 How can we make the numbers feel real?

10:20 Transitioning from an ‘immediate return’ to ‘delayed return’ environment

13:16 How to retire with more money

17:23 Automate your way to compound interest

20:02 Understanding investment risk

23:30 Balancing greed and fear

26:27 How to make (and keep) good habits

Other useful resources:

56% of UK adults feel like they don’t understand the stock market (YouGov Survey)
Almost 9 million UK adults are missing an old pension pot (PensionBee)
Brits missing £31.1b in unclaimed pension pots (Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association)
Government’s free Pension Tracing Service (GOV.UK)
How the 'end of history' illusion shapes your life choices (BBC)
Over half of Brits are in the dark or ‘dangerously underestimating’ the minimum cost of retirement (PensionBee)
Pension disengagement could cost you up to £500,000 in retirement (PensionBee)
Pot for life significantly more popular than stapling for managing multiple pots (PensionBee)
Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today by Hal Hershfield (Book)

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