pensionsuncovered.co.uk





What is 'Pensions Uncovered!'?

A unique service whereby we will tell you the truth about your pensions and what you should do about them. A service which will research your existing pensions and find out whether they are too expensive, where they are invested, how they are performing and whether any improvements can be made. We will not try and get you to pay more in - we simply want to get what you already have working better for you.


How does it work?

We will meet with you (without charge or obligation) to find out what you already have and explain more about the 'Pensions Uncovered!' service. We will then..more

...ask you to sign letters of authority so we can get 'chapter and verse' from your existing pension companies.

If no improvements can be made we will simply tell you - we don't want to carry out lots of work if you are already in good shape.

If improvements are possible we will prepare a detailed report for you and meet with you to run through it in detail and explain how things can be improved..Less


What does poor investment performance mean to me?

It means you will have to pay more to get the same! Eg. Fred has to pay £600 per month more than Barney - just to get the same pension - because his fund is growing by less than Barney's..more

Example:

Fred is 40 and has a pension fund worth £100,000. If he pays no more in and it grows by 5% pa for the next 20 years it will grow to around £200,000.

Barney is also 40 with £100,000 in his pension fund. If he pays no more in and it grows by 9% pa (4% more than Fred's) it will grow to around £400,000.

Because Fred's pension is growing by 4% less than Barney's, in order to get the same fund after 20 years he would need to pay in over £600 per month extra over that same 20 years!..Less


How much does it cost?

An initial meeting or discussion is free. After that, it depends on how many and what sort of pensions you have but we will always agree our fees with you before we do any chargeable work.


Who are Planit+?

We are 'alternative' independent financial advisers based in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire..more

We've been advising clients on pensions and investments since 1991 and in recent years have developed 'Pensions Uncovered!' to help people uncover the truth about poorly performing and expensive pension plans and then understand how they can make simple changes to get the best from the money they already have invested in them ..Less


Aren't all pensions pretty much the same anyway?

Nothing could be further from the truth. Want to see the difference between the best and worst pension funds over the last 5 years?..more

Absolutely not. Here's how some of the best and worst pensions have been performing over the last 5 years.

Pension Type
Best
Worst
Difference
With Profits
9.8% pa
0.2% pa
9.6% pa !!
Managed Fund
17.2% pa
2.5% pa
14.7% pa !!

Performance data to 31.12.2007

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All you 'Pensions advisers' are the same

Thankfully not, as in our experience, most are pretty poor. In contrast Planit+ offers you access to a Chartered Financial Planner, the highest professional qualification available. We also offer lots of other unique services which might work for you..more

We don't just do 'Pensions Uncovered!', we offer a full range of Financial Planning Services.

Whether you're happy to sort out your own stuff but just need someone to call on from time to time or whether you want someone to take control of your financial affairs for you and make sure they are always "on track", we can help.

Or, if you just have a specific financial issue that you need to sort out, we can help with almost everything and where we can't - we can recommend others that can.

We can charge fees for our time or be paid by commission from any financial products that you might ask us to arrange for you - whichever you prefer.

Whatever your preference, an initial conversation or meeting will always be without charge and lets us find out about each other to see if there's a 'fit'.

We've been doing this since 1991 and we really do know our onions - our staff are amongst the most qualified in the UK.

We can back that up with exam certificates and letters after our names but our skill is converting that knowledge and experience into advice that our clients' understand and appreciate.

Here's where you might expect to see a boring list of all the areas that we can give advice in like 'life assurance, savings etc' but you know what you need advice on and we know that we (or someone we know and trust) can advise on it - so why not just give us a call or come in for coffee and a chat..Less


My business is my pension!

Despite many people having this view only 10% of businesses are actually saleable. Most small businesses are simply the principal supported by employees and without the principal there is no business - which is why its not saleable. To make it saleable it must be a business and not just the principal/entrepreneur plus support..more

If this sounds like your business, we would suggest you read "The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It" by Michael E. Gerber..Less