Retire with clarity. Live with purpose.
Hosted by Chartered Financial Planner and SOLLA Accredited Adviser Nick Hutchings, The Retirement Lounge is your calm and confident space to explore the transition into retirement.
Drawing on 25+ years in financial services, and a deep personal passion for later life planning, Nick brings you practical guidance, real-life stories, and expert insight to help you navigate the financial and emotional side of retirement.
Whether you're 5–10 years out, newly retired, or supporting a loved one through the process, this podcast simplifies complex topics—like pensions, legacy, care fees, and lifestyle transitions—so you can focus on living well, not worrying.
Expect short, sharp episodes that challenge your thinking, provoke honest conversations, and give you the tools to feel in control of your future.
You'll walk away from each episode feeling better informed and more deliberate about your decisions.
Listen in if you want to:
-Define what retirement really means to you.
-Learn the top things to know and do as you plan.
-Understand your money without the jargon.
-Hear thoughtful takes on topics families often avoid.
-Gain confidence that you won't run out of money or die with too much.
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Retirement is often treated like a finish line.
You work, you save, you reach the date and then everything is supposed to fall into place.
But what happens if the reality feels very different from the plan?
In this episode of The Retirement Lounge, Nick is joined by Julie Lenihan from Your Retirement Coach to explore the emotional and practical side of moving from work into retirement.
Julie draws on her background in HR, therapy and coaching to explain why retirement can bring unexpected feelings of loss, uncertainty and even grief, particularly when work has provided structure, identity, routine and social connection for decades.
If you're approaching retirement and wondering what life might really look like once work changes or stops, this episode offers plenty of practical food for thought.
8 Oct 2026
41 - What Am I Reading Ahead of the October '26 Budget?
With the October 2026 Budget getting closer, the headlines and rumours are starting to build.
So what is Nick actually reading and which themes appear to be gaining momentum?
In this episode of The Retirement Lounge, Nick revisits the Budget speculation and shares the stories, rumours and developments that have caught his attention in recent weeks.
He looks at everything from potential changes to pensions, capital gains tax and property taxation to the State Pension, Cash ISAs, banking taxes and the wider pressure on Government finances.
Importantly, this isn't a prediction of what will happen on 28th October.
It's a look at what is currently being discussed, what appears to have changed since the previous Budget episode and what all of this could mean for people approaching or already in retirement.
Nick also explains why the biggest risk may not be the Budget itself, but making a major financial decision because of something that might never happen.
His message is simple: don't panic, don't react to every headline and make sure your financial plan is flexible enough to adapt when the rules change.
If you're wondering what to make of the latest Budget rumours, this episode will help you cut through some of the noise and focus on what actually matters.
24 Sept 2026
40 - How Do I Find the Right Care Home?
Finding a care home for a parent or loved one can feel overwhelming.
You may have only a few weeks to understand the system, work out what type of care is needed, compare different homes and make a decision at a time when emotions are already running high.
In this episode of The Retirement Lounge, Nick is joined by Debbie Harris, founder of Autumna, to talk through how families can approach one of the most difficult decisions they may ever have to make.
Debbie shares her own experience of finding care for a family member and explains why she created Autumna to help families make more informed choices.
If you think you may need to help a parent, partner or family member find care in the future, this episode is well worth listening to before you need it.
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