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Your
options
The following options will apply to
the vast majority of people planning for retirement that
have pension funds and are looking for either guaranteed
or flexible incomes but not including retirement benefits
in a final salary scheme.
option
one
You may leave your existing
pension fund with the current provider and
after taking the tax free lump sum utilise
their annuity rates, purchase an annuity which
would then be guaranteed for life.
You may exercise the open
market option and choose to purchase your
annuities from another insurance company who
could offer up to 30% more income than option
one.
You may transfer the whole
value of your pension fund into a phased
retirement account and by using this facility
vary future income levels to fit in with your
overall financial plan.
You may transfer the whole
value of your pension fund into a pension
drawdown plan and use this vehicle to
provide variable income. Payments received
under this option are not income, but withdrawals
of capital, which may reduce your pension
fund.
You may already have a tax
free lump sum or have benefited from a recent
inheritance. If you want to increase your
income at retirement, compared to a pension
income a purchased
life annuity offers attractive tax advantages.
You or your partner may suffer
from an illness or have done so in the past
or suffer from diabetes or are a smoker. This
means you could qualify for an enhanced
or impaired life annuity where the income,
whether from a pension fund or lump sum, could
be increased significantly.
If you or an elderly relative
is about to be admitted to a residential care
or nursing care home because they can no longer
look after themselves, an immediate
needs annuity can cap the total cost of
long term care.
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