Trustnet Magazine 63 June 2020 | Page 20

Your portfolio 20 / 21 Daniel Lanyon evaluates the best technology and fintech apps for tracking down and consolidating old pension pots Pots and pandemics Gardening, DIY haircuts and baking banana bread seem to be among the most popular pastimes in this time of crisis, but investing any spare moments in a financial springclean may be a more productive use of your time. Why not start with your pension pot? I say pot, but most people have many different legacy pensions they have accrued in different jobs throughout their career. Coronavirus and the upending of the UK economy mean this number is likely to skyrocket in 2020. The Office for National Statistics estimates the average person will work in approximately 11 jobs in TRUSTNET