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What is a pension?
Pension basics
What a pension actually is, the different pension types available, and why it might be worth paying into a pension.
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Pension basics
Paying into a pension, tax relief, contribution limits, fees and accessing or withdrawing from a pension.
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Pension basics
The benefits of pensions, including tax benefits and a comparison of pensions against other savings accounts such as ISAs.
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Pension basics
How much tax can be paid on a pension, tax on pension lump sums, pension tax rates, avoiding pension tax and claiming tax back.
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Pension basics
What is pension tax relief, how it works, how to claim pension tax relief, tax-free pension allowances and claiming higher rate tax relief.
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Pension basics
Setting up a private pension from scratch or with a transfer from an existing pension account.
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Pension basics
Types of pension fund explained, how to invest into a pension fund and transferring or inheriting a pension fund.
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Pension basics
Choosing a pension fund based on fund breakdown, performance, fees, risk and ethics.
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Pension types
What workplace pensions are and how they work. Qualification, enrolment and opting out of a workplace pension. What happens to a workplace pension when leaving a company or after passing away.
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Pension types
Defined contribution pensions explained, including how they work and a comparison with defined benefit pensions.
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Pension types
How defined benefit pensions work, calculating defined benefit pension value and how to access a defined benefit pension.
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