Man finds 'forgotten' £137,000 by following Martin Lewis advice
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOne man says he's uncovered £137,000 by following expert advice from Martin Lewis. The money-saving expert previously warned many people may be sitting on a small fortune via old pensions.
It's incredibly easy for a person who's been in employment for a long time to lose track of pensions schemes. On average, a person has 12 jobs in their lifetime which could all come with their own separate pensions.
One man told Mr Lewis that he managed to uncover a pension from around 20 years ago which was worth nearly £150,000. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Reading the man's testimony on his podcast, Mr Lewis read: "I just wanted to thank you Martin for your advice in locating lost pensions.
I followed the advice and after a few months, managed to locate my old pension which I stopped paying into during the early 1990s. "I was shocked to find that it had £137,000 in it." Martin then highlighted that there is a total of £50 billion of lost assets in the UK, a large part of which is made up of pensions.
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