From: "Kevin Howell" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: HELP! Pension?
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:51:06 +0100

Ok thanks for your help, I will do that.

Kevin

"Terry Harper"  wrote in message 
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> "Kevin Howell"  wrote in 
> message
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>> I wonder if anyone in here can help me. I've have had a private pension
> plan
>> for the last 10 years, and I been contacted by my pension company (CIS)
> that
>> the government no longer contribute to my pension. I have been paying in
>> around £70 per month for the last ten years which has been matched by the
>> government. However, the pension is not performing as well as what
> everyone
>> is expecting, and CIS want me to up my contributions. I have no faith in
> the
>> pension scheme what so ever, and would prefer to invest the money I have
> in
>> other areas. I'm prepared to forfeit the money that government has paid,
> but
>> I've been told I can't access my money until I'm 65 as it is UK law! How
> can
>> I not get access to my  money that I have paid? All I can do is watch my
>> money slowley dwindle down, is this correct or am I missing the point.
>
> Go to http://www.fool.co.uk and read their Pensions discussion board. If 
> you
> want to post a message you will have to register, but there is no cost. 
> You
> will get a lot of sensible answers.
> -- 
> Terry Harper
> http://www.terry.harper.btinternet.co.uk/
>