Pension lessons from Pixar’s Up
A workplace pension obliges everyone to pay into a pension, but few take little interest in this regular deduction from their salary or indeed have any idea where it is going - you do have a choice! We take an alternative look at pension saving through a popular Pixar character, who bears a remarkable resemblance to another shrewd investor.
If someone said the word ‘retirement’, what would you think of? Is it a park bench, with a flask of Tetley, wearing a practical navy scarf? Or is it sipping watermelon daiquiris from a deckchair, as you consider taking the jet-ski out? The answer is different for all of us, but it is likely to require some thought about money. Take Carl Fredricksen . Pixar shares the story of his South American adventure yet fail to acknowledge the cost of filling 20,622 helium balloons for non-governmental use. Based on Tesco party packs, this would be approximately £18,500 - not to mention…