Tag Archives: Pension Drawdown

Mental breakdown from pension drawdown? Would you be in danger?

We are all afraid of change. Most of us work all our working lives and don’t feel comfortable on having to make big decisions about money like “spend, spend, spend”, Robin Powell, on another blog I publish this morning, asks … Continue reading

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It is time to take annuities seriously again – Billy Burrows

  Annuities have always been a serious business* but since the introduction of pension freedoms in 2015 most retirees (and advisers) have not taken annuities seriously and many invested in pension drawdown rather than purchase an annuity. Annuities have been … Continue reading

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Who wants change? Who wants to change?

  Pension Freedoms is not about people doing exactly what you want them to. It is about allowing people to do exactly what they want to do. Yesterday I commended the Aon DC member survey to anyone prepared to submit … Continue reading

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Labour’s drawdown cap – right idea- wrong execution

Labour is calling for a cap on drawdown charges from April 2015. It is easy to see why. Currently there is a false market for drawdown with many customers paying as much as 4% pa for the management of their … Continue reading

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