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In this special bonus episode of The Pension Confident Podcast, we're diving deeper into the topic of market volatility. Episode 39 explored President Trump's tariffs and the impact on pension balances and in this episode, we're going to be answering some popular questions that came in off the back of that - with some helpful explainers from our expert guests.

Join our host, Philippa Lamb as she shares helpful explainers from our expert guests from the following episodes:

• E32: How to understand your pension balance with Tim Hogg, Faith Archer and Alex Langley
• E29: Pensions vs. cash - which is best? With Holly Mackay and Martin Parzonka
• E34: Unpacking 10 years of pension changes with Damien Fahy, Sam Brodbeck and Romi Savova

Episode breakdown:

01:20 What is a pension balance?

02:36 Why do pension balances go up and down?

03:42 How to deal with anxious feelings during market volatility

04:49 How are pensions invested and what is diversification?

06:13 How can volatile stock markets be an investment opportunity?

07:02 How often should you check your pension balance?

07:56 What's happened after previous market downturns?

Further reading and listening:

To learn more about finances and pensions, check out these articles, podcasts and videos from PensionBee:

• Episode transcript (Blog)
• E39: Trump, tariffs and what it all means for your pension (Podcast)
• Understanding market volatility and how it can impact your pension (Blog)
• Why are financial markets volatile these days? (Blog)
• Pensions and tariffs: what you need to know (Blog)
• How young savers can turn market volatility into an investment opportunity (Blog)
• How to diversify your pension investments (Blog)
• How to understand your pension balance (Blog)
• How does financial planning change over the course of life? (Blog)
• Pension investments (Pensions Explained)
• How are pensions invested? (Pensions Explained)
• What is a pension statement? (Pensions Explained)

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