Great retirements don't happen by accident!

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If you are 15 years or less away from retirement, you still have plenty of time to plan for your retirement, right? Wrong!

On our live show on the 28th of September, the independent financial expert Alvin Hall told us that even if you feel you are many years away from retiring, you need to be doing certain things right now in order to have the kind of retirement you want.

Did you miss the live show? That’s ok. To make sure that all our customers can benefit from the tips and practical steps discussed by Alvin and David Thorpe, Retirement Specialist at Prudential, we have released an on-demand version. We believe that it could be 20 minutes well spent.

Please click the play button to start watching the video.

If you find the information in the show helpful and would like to find out more, please call 0845 600 1377 or look online at www.pru.co.uk/pensions_annuities

Please note:

This is a general discussion and does not constitute advice. If you need advice on your own personal circumstance, please contact your financial adviser.

The value of an investment may go down as well as up, and your fund value in future may be less than the payments you have made.

Tax information is based on our understanding, as at April 2010, of current taxation, legislation and HM Revenue & Customs practice, all of which are liable to change without notice. The impact of taxation (and any tax reliefs) depends on individual circumstances.

Alvin Hall is an independent financial consultant, and all comments and opinions are his own, and not necessarily shared by the Prudential.

Please click here to view the transcript of this pension surgery with Alvin Hall and David Thorpe.