It’s never too late to take control of your pension

It’s never too late to take control of your pension with Dev and Robin

It’s hard to care about your pension when retirement feels far off, but there are some simple things you can do to keep your money working hard for you in the background.

Welcome to Pensions made simple with Dev and Robin. Whether it’s your first job or you’re winding down your career, it’s worth making a pension plan – and Robin is here to tell you how to do that.

In a nutshell

Pension planning can be broken down into 3 questions: what’s my savings goal? Am I on track to hit that? And what can I do to get myself there?
It’s important to grow your pension savings so that it beats inflation. Inflation means the changes in your costs of living. The more these costs rise, the more your pension needs to grow so you can afford the same standard of living in the future.
The earlier you start investing your money, the longer it has to grow and to boost your savings.
Every contribution you make could get doubled through tax relief and contributions from your employer. That’s extra money for your pot, at no cost to you.
You can dial your contributions up and down to match your budget rather than saving the default amount.

Meet Dev

Dev is an eldest child, which some would say explains her take-charge attitude.

As an award-winning creative, ex-accountant and tech consultant turned financial influencer, she’s on a mission to help her 130,000 followers on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube to think smarter about their money choices.

She’s just as passionate about helping people feel empowered with their money as we are about pensions – which is a lot. She’s helping us make pensions simple, breaking things down for you in a way that’s easy to understand.

Meet Robin

Robin leads the Business to Business team at Nest with responsibility for Nest’s relationships with all our employer customers and the various third parties who support them. He has over 25 years’ experience in financial services and has been with Nest since 2012 helping deliver the scheme’s success to date.

Robin is passionate about financial inclusion and the role of Nest in ensuring that those in the UK who, prior to automatic enrolment, had largely been excluded from high quality pension schemes have access to great places to save for a better future. The desire to ensure that Nest is delivering for our millions of members and the employers they work for provides Robin’s motivation at work.

Outside of work Robin spends most of his time with family, supporting the many activities of his two teenage sons including helping run a junior football team. When he has time to spare he also enjoys cycling, attending music gigs and following Preston North End FC.

Our pensions made simple series:

Episode 1: Beginners guide to pensions

Episode 2: Your pensions explained

Episode 3: How your pension is invested

Episode 4: How your money and pension shapes the future

Episode 6: How women can take control of their pensions

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