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WILL WE EVER BE ABLE TO RETIRE ?

When can you afford to retire? We still assume that at some point in our mid to late 60s, maybe 70 at a push, we will step off the treadmill of work into a decade or two of blissful freedom from peak travel times and urgent emails.

It looks increasingly likely, however, that for the majority of UK workers the answer is never. The concept of a job for life is taking on a new meaning.

“Despite pensions being integral to people’s wellbeing in later life, many are still not saving enough for their retirement and millions

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