Pension Pots

The fourth in a series of Tips to get the most from Guiide

Top Tips #4 – I’ve gone past retirement date?

2 June 20262 June 2026Pension Freedoms, Pension Potsdrawdown, investments, pension calculator, pension freedoms, pension pots

These Tips are based on frequent, or newer questions that we get. We can't give you advice, so can't tell you what you should do. We can help you get the most from Guiide by

The third in a series of Tips to get the most from Guiide

Top Tips #3 – Saving pots, ISAs and tax?

27 May 202627 May 2026Pension Freedoms, Pension Potsdrawdown, investments, pension calculator, pension freedoms, pension pots

These Tips are based on frequent, or newer questions that we get. We can't give you advice, so can't tell you what you should do. We can help you get the most from Guiide by

The lines are no longer engaged and developments can continue

Developments – No more hanging on…

15 May 202620 May 2026Pension Freedoms, Pension Potsdrawdown, investments, pension calculator, pension freedoms, pension pots

We have been wanting to add some new developments to our site for around 18 months. Those developments went silent as regulators wanted to consider in detail if our free consumer site crossed the boundary

The second in a series of Tips to get the most from Guiide

Top Tips #2 – Pension pots or savings pots first?

14 May 202614 May 2026Pension Freedoms, Pension Potsdrawdown, investments, pension calculator, pension freedoms, pension pots

These Tips are based on frequent or newer questions that we get. We can't give you advice, so can't tell you what you should do. We can help you get the most from Guiide by

The first in a series of Tips to get the most from Guiide

Top Tips #1 – The right shape and amount of income

5 May 202620 May 2026Pension Freedoms, Pension Potsdrawdown, investments, pension calculator, pension freedoms, pension pots

These Tips are based on frequent questions that we get. We can't give you advice, so can't tell you what you should do. We can help you get the most from Guiide by understanding how

Information on some updates we need to make to the site

Updates from us on our planning tools

21 October 202531 October 2025Pension Freedoms, Pension Potsdrawdown, investments, pension calculator, pension freedoms, pension pots

Our philosophy at Guiide has and will always be to provide our site completely free to everyone. In the absence of any Government support to do this, we meet our costs by licensing bespoke versions

Why are couples planning and product options moving like a treacle snail?

Product and Couples – What’s taking so long?

4 August 202530 October 2025Pension Freedoms, Pension Potsdrawdown, investments, pension calculator, pension freedoms, pension pots

For far too many months now we have been promising two things to our registered users. An integrated product where you can put your Guiide plan in place directly. Partner modelling to plan as a

These are the best ways to claim back tax on your pension.

How to Claim Back Tax on Pension Contributions and Income

11 January 20213 October 2021Pension Potsclaim back tax, pension contributions

Pension tax basics When it comes to tax, pensions work on what is called an exempt-exempt-taxed basis. In this post, we'll be covering what this means for defined contributions schemes (also known as pension pots)? When

What does retirement planning look like for the self employed?

What Help Can the Self-Employed Get with Pensions?

27 November 20203 October 2021Pension Pots

There are around 4.8 million self-employed people in the UK, but only 31% of the self-employed are saving into a pension. A large advantage of being self-employed is being able to work for yourself and

What is the right percentage to withdraw from your pension pots?

Planning Your Retirement Income – is there a Magic Number?

25 September 20203 October 2021Pension Freedoms, Pension Potsplanning retirement uk, retirement age uk, retirement income, retirement planning

What percentage should you take from your pension pots when you retire? This is one of the most common questions people ask when they first find out about pension freedoms: what is the right percentage