Money Tips Daily By Charles Kelly, Former Ifa And Author Of Yes, Money Can Buy You Happiness.

Pension scams cost Brits 4 billion a year and could be the next big financial scandal according to the Sun. Problems started a few years ago after the then Chancellor George Osborne changed the rules to allow savers to access 25% of their pension pots tax-free from the age of 55. Thousands of people have since been scammed out of their money or made poor investments and lost everything. In the past, we could not touch our pensions until age 60, but the rules have become more flexible leading to some people foolishly frittering away the money that would've otherwise bought a secure pension in an annuity for life during retirement.  We know that the average pension pot of someone in the 50s is around £70,000, indicating that there will be a major shortfall in pension savings for millions of people in 10-15 years’ time. An awful lot of people will be unable to retire and some could be homeless. In other news, the current Chancellor Philip Hammond said he will resign from the government if Boris Johnson is e