Most self-employed and freelancers fail to save for retirement, finds Aviva
Among self-employed workers, 23% plan to start saving soon, while 32% are not taking any steps.
Research from Aviva found most self-employed workers, freelancers and digital nomads in the UK are not saving for retirement.
Only 34% of digital nomads are putting money into a pension or retirement plan.
For self-employed workers it was 38%, while for freelancers it was 40%.
Nearly a third of digital nomads said they intend to start saving soon, but 30% admitted they are doing nothing for their retirement now.
Among self-employed workers, 23% plan to start saving soon, while 32% are not taking any steps.
For freelancers, 18% intend to start soon, but 34% are not taking action.
Only 25% of digital nomads, 24% of self-employed and 22% of freelancers know about self-invested personal pensions and stakeholder pensions.
Flexible working remains popular, with 81% of digital nomads planning to continue long-term and nearly half intending to do so indefinitely.
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