Angellica Bell to host podcast aimed at challenging retirement stereotypes and encouraging people to Start Planning

No two retirements are the same and we all aspire to a retirement that’s healthy, happy, fulfilling and financially comfortable. Rewirement, a podcast from Legal & General, explores how we can do that and talks to the inspiring people who are on their way to achieving it. 

As a freelancer, broadcaster Angellica Bell knows the importance of planning for the future. In Rewirement, Angellica opens up the conversation on retirement in this eight-part podcast series, challenging the stereotypes on what we can achieve when we retire and looking at what we can all be doing to make sure we have a plan in place for when we can enter the colourful world of retirement.

Angellica talks to two retired individuals doing incredible things per episode, such as Mick the coal miner turned ski instructor and Jacky, who went from working for an airline to obtaining a Masters in Forensic Psychology in her 50s and now flourishing as a county councillor. Each episode looks at a different area of retirement, such as how to keep mentally and physically fit, relocating later in life and an LGBTQ+ retirement . Angellica’s guests talk about how they opened a new chapter on their lives, changed their mindsets on retirement, the happiness it has given them and why there’s no limitations on what you can do later in life. A career change doesn’t have to be something reserved for the under-25s, nor does retirement have to be about puzzle mags and cups of tea. 

While the opportunities are endless, the podcast highlights the importance of planning. Top  financial experts break down the retirement facts, looking at everything from how not to retire – opportunities in the job sector for older people – to how coronavirus has affected retirement, and the reasons that have led to men having almost double in their pensions pots than women. As a conversation that needs to be had well in advance of retiring, listeners will get take away tips on what we can all be doing to make sure we have a plan in place. 

Did you know?

On average, men over 50 have £82,311 in their pension pots, compared to £43,013 for women

1 in 3 women over 50 don’t know how much money is in their pension pot

1.5 million people plan to delay their retirement because of Covid-19

A third of over 50s in work have seen a decrease in their household income by an average of £500

The Open University and Legal & General has a free course on money and retirement planning!

Rewirement launches Thursday 27th May on Apple, Spotify and all podcast providers