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Jan 2024
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I want to save for my long-term future, ...

Financial Times
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Niamh is 24 but she wants to make sure she’s in a financially stable position when she is older. How should she go about saving and investing for her long-term future? Presenter Claer Barrett is joined by Holly Mackay, founder of Boring Money, and financial planner Michael Martin, founder of Cannizaro, who discuss the pros and cons of private and workplace pensions, Lifetime Isas, mortgage overpayments and index investing.


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Presented by Claer Barrett. Produced by Philippa Goodrich and Persis Love. Our executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s global head of audio.


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