About this episode

The episode discusses the issue of 15 million working people in the UK undersaving for retirement and offers solutions to improve pension savings.

This week on Cash Chats, host Steve Alderton and money expert James Andrews talk about how 15 million working people in the UK are undersaving for their retirement. We hear how and why we got to this point and what we can all do to make sure our pension pot is in as good a shape as possible. For links and further reading head to becleverwithyourcash.com/cashchats ABOUT CASH CHATS Cash Chats is the award-winning podcast brought to you by the team of money geeks at Be Clever With Your Cash, sharing the latest updates from the world of personal finance and helping you to navigate the everyday money challenges we all face. Show notes can be found at becleverwithyourcash.com/podcast . BE CLEVER WITH YOUR CASH ON SOCIAL twitter.com/BeCleverCash instagram.com/becleverwithyourcash youtube.com/@becleverwithyourcash GET OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER You'll also get a free Quidco bonus for signing up https://becleverwithyourcash.com/newsletter/ MUSIC The music is Easter Island by Lonely Punk and provided on a creative commons licence

People in this episode

Host: Steve Alderton

Guest: James Andrews

Topics covered

• retirement savings
• personal finance
• pension planning
• financial education
• undersaving

Keywords

• retirement
• undersaving
• pension
• personal finance
• money management

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Places: UK

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