The Pension Confident Podcast

Where do you see yourself in five years? In a rapidly changing world of work, that’s becoming harder to answer. If you find yourself looking for work after redundancy, our panel has expert tips for how to bounce back.

In this bonus episode, we hear from PensionBee customer, Tara-Jane, as she tells us her pension story - from starting early at 17 years old, to the impact of ignoring her pension for 20 years.

The Pension Confident Podcast’s back for Series Five. We’ll be answering your personal finance questions, from how to avoid lifestyle creep, to can you afford to retire early?

The Pension Confident Podcast’s host and producer look back over some of their favourite moments from our expert guests in Series 4.

Imagine hitting pause on your career, not decades from now, but far sooner. What would you do with all that freedom? We’re talking about the rise of micro-retirements in this episode.

How can you become a pension millionaire and how much income can £1 million give you in retirement?

Should parents pay for their children to go to university? It's not an easy question to answer because university has never been more expensive.

Read the transcript from our bonus podcast episode on pension transfers and the need for a ‘Pension Switch Guarantee’.

The Pension Confident Podcast is taking a short break over the summer, but don’t worry, we’ll be back in September with brand new episodes and bonus content to help you feel pension confident.

Why are more families choosing to live with two, three, or even four generations under one roof? Rising rent, home prices, and living costs can make sharing a home a smart way to save money.

Read the transcript from our bonus podcast episode on six tips for automating your personal finances.

Explore why money and ADHD can clash, find out what can help, and how to build systems that’ll work for you.

Read the transcript from our bonus podcast episode on personal finance tips for the self-employed.

Read the transcript from our bonus podcast episode on understanding market volatility.

What does stock market volatility actually mean for you and your savings?

If you're stuck in a job that bores you, you've hit your earnings ceiling, or you just can't work as flexibly as you'd like - you can take the leaps and switch careers.

Read the transcript from our bonus podcast episode on the new tax year.

We're revealing the easiest way to retire with more money - and it’s not about trying to chase down a six-figure salary or taking huge investment risks.

Read the transcript from our bonus podcast episode on tips for the end of the tax year.

Have you ever wondered if your pension is funding climate change? Find out in this episode as we dig into the detail.

Read the transcript from our bonus podcast episode on how to stick to your financial resolutions.

Understand your options when it comes to divorce to help you build your post-divorce life on the best possible financial foundation.

The Pension Confident Podcast’s back for Series Four. From how much you’ll need to save to retire early, to if your hard-earned pension contributions are actually funding climate change.

Find out all about the biggest pension changes over the past decade and how you can plan for a happy retirement in an everchanging world.

Read the transcript from our bonus podcast episode on financial mistakes with credit.

Find out how to spot the signs of financial abuse and what support is available.

Read the transcript from our bonus podcast episode on the government's Autumn Budget.

Find out all about your pension balance and how to improve it.

Read the transcript from our bonus podcast episode on how to avoid financial scams.

Find out all about your credit score and how to improve it.

Read part two of personal finance tips for parents from our expert podcast guests.

This special bonus episode is all about how to plan for a happy retirement. Read the transcript here.

The Pension Confident Podcast is taking a short break over the summer, but don't worry, we have some great bonus content lined up to share with you.

Find out whether money can buy happiness.

Read part one of personal finance tips for parents from our expert podcast guests.

Find out the pros and cons of pensions and cash - how can you make the most of both?

Read part four of personal finance tips from our expert podcast guests.

Find out how being the Bank of Mum and Dad can impact your finances - including your pension.

Read the transcript of our latest podcast episode - How to manage your money and mental health.

Find out how the cost of friendship can quickly add up.

Read part three of personal finance tips from our expert podcast guests.

Find out how to prepare for a 100-year life.

Our expert guests share some of their best tips when it comes to socially responsible investing.

Find out how to earn more money.

Our expert guests share some of their best tips when it comes to money and relationships.

Find out how to start a business.

The Pension Confident Podcast's back for Series Three. From financially preparing to live to age 100 to the monetary cost of friendship.

Find out the best solutions to common financial mistakes.

A round up of the best pension tips from the podcast so far.

Find out what's caused recent rental price increases.

In this episode we’re revisiting the popular debate: should you pay more into your mortgage or your pension?

Find out why women are less like to invest their money than men.

Our expert guests share more of their best personal finance tips in part two of our round up from the series so far.

Find out how to financially prepare for your own death and what to do when a loved one passes away.

A round up of some of the best personal finance tips our podcast guests have shared over the series.

The Pension Confident Podcast's host and producer look back over some of their favourite moments from our expert guests so far.

Find out how much it costs to have kids and what you can do to keep your finances in check as your family grows.

Find out how you can take money from your pension and how to make it last for your whole retirement.

Find out how to make the most of your pensions and your ISAs.

Find out how you could inspire real change in the world with your money, through impact investing.

Whether your single, cohabiting, married, in a civil partnership, divorced or widowed - each relationship brings it's own financial challenges.

What's financial inclusion, who's financially excluded and what can financial services do to be more inclusive?

The five common financial personalities are investors, savers, big spenders, debtors and shoppers. Do you identify with any of these?

The Pension Confident Podcast's back for Series Two. From financial personalities to Impact Investing, we cover everything you need to become pension confident.

From interest rates and income tax to dividends and bonds, find out what all that financial jargon actually means, with Vix Leyton and Jasper Martens.

How can you plan and save for a happy retirement? Faith Archer, Personal Finance Expert, Mark Smith, Head of Media Relations at PLSA, and Senior Engagement Manager at PensionBee, Priyal Kanabar discuss.

What are the effects of debt and what can you do if you find yourself in it? Chris Lees, Research Officer at the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute and Tess Nicholson, COO of PensionBee discuss.

How can we reduce the risk that money worries will affect our mental health? Lila Pleban, CCO of FSCS, Dennis Relojo-Howell, Founder of Psychreg and Tess Nicholson, COO of PensionBee discuss.

The Pension Confident Podcast’s here to help you get the best out of your pension. Read our five key takeaways from the series so far.

When and how do we teach kids about money? Will Carmichael, Co-Founder and CEO of NatWest Rooster Money and Emma Maslin, certified money coach, PensionBee customer and Founder of The Money Whisperer website discuss.

In this episode Michelle Cracknell CBE; former chief executive of The Pensions Advisory Service, and an Independent Non-Executive Director at PensionBee, Lisa Markey; Head of Security and Counter Fraud at the OBIE, and Jonathan Lister Parsons; Chief Technology Officer at PensionBee, discuss the threat of financial scams.

In this episode Ibrahim Khan, former lawyer and co-founder of Islamic Finance Guru, and Martin Parzonka, Head of Product at PensionBee, discuss Shariah investments.

In this episode Clare Reilly, Chief Engagement Officer at PensionBee, Lynn Beattie, Managing Director of Mrs Mummypenny, and Scott Mowbray, Co-founder and Chief Communications Officer at Snoop, discuss the cost of living crisis.

In this episode Abba Newbery, Chief Marketing Officer at Habito, Ken Okoroafor, founder of The Humble Penny, and Rachael Oku, VP Brand and Communications at PensionBee, discuss mortgages and pensions.

In this episode Romi Savova, CEO of PensionBee, Sam Brodbeck, Personal Finance Editor at The Telegraph and Emilie Bellet, founder of the financial education company Vestpod, discuss the gender pension gap.

In this episode Emma Jones CBE, founder of Enterprise Nation and Martin Parzonka, Head of Product at PensionBee, discuss self-employed pensions.

In this episode Clare Reilly, Chief Engagement Officer at PensionBee, and Damien Fahy, founder of Money to the Masses, discuss sustainable investing.

Every month Peter Komolafe will be talking to experts from the PensionBee team and some of the best brains in personal finance, to discuss the biggest topics impacting your pension.