# Helpful Basics: Pension vs ISA

An episode of [The Meaningful Money Personal Finance Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/581790263), 30 Oct 2024, 46 min.

Audio: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/meaningfulmoney/HB7.mp3?dest-id=119595

In today's episode of our Helpful Basics season, we're going to be talking about Pensions and ISA, explaining how they work, comparing them and helping you to know which ones to use and when. Shownotes: https://meaningfulmoney.tv/HB7 Everything you need to Know 02:07 Paying money IN. 13:50 Taking money OUT. 22:40 What happens when you die. Everything you need to Do 33:07 Join your employer's pension, or stay in it, or open one if self employed. 36:50 Use ISAs for medium term savings. 38:17 Use LISAs for first-time house purchase or to supplement retirement savings. 40:17 Blend 41:15 Be intentional, review regularly. 43:56 Podcast review.

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