Most people have no idea how much they need in their pension to retire. Almost half of UK adults don't even know how much is in their pension pot.
Jobs for life and final salary pensions are a thing of the past – and with the recent shift from defined benefit to defined contribution pensions, retirement has become one of the biggest financial challenges of our time.
In this episode of Investing Unlocked, Georgie Frost and Simon Lambert sit down with Maike Currie – investment commentator and VP of Personal Finance at PensionBee – to make sense of the recent policy changes and help you to take control of your pension.
They cover what to look for in a modern pension, the golden number for retirement, and how to make sure your pension money is working hard enough – even if you've started late.
How much income could your pension generate in retirement? Use PensionBee's
Pension Calculator to find out your pension forecast.
Please remember: this podcast is for information and educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.
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What is Investing Unlocked?
Investing Unlocked is a smart, straight-talking podcast that decodes the jargon for people who want to make more of their money and understand what really drives investment performance.
Join Georgie Frost, multi-award-winning financial broadcaster, with regular guest Simon Lambert, alongside an impressive lineup of leading financial experts, as they go beyond the latest finance stories to explore the building blocks of investing, the behaviour behind it, the history that shaped it, and the big ideas influencing what happens next.
As investing moves to the centre of financial life in 2026, the show invites in the people traditional finance has left behind.
Investing Unlocked is sponsored by PensionBee.