If you come to retirement, consider five factors that will help manage your finances to meet your retirement goals.
- Take advice
When you approach retirement, it is very important to receive advice. Consumers almost always remain with retirement providers who are instead of shopping.
A wealth manager will help you find the best pension income products to meet your needs. They can also help you understand how much you can draw safely – Balancing your income needs to life expectancy and the need to invest in income. Managing income from investment and your retirement is very different from investing in growth.
At AAM Advisory, free initial consultation, so you can decide whether our services are good for you.
2. Pensions are a good long-term investment
Some people are taking their pension savings out but not actually spending them. Instead, they are investing in things like cash or buy-to-let. They are giving up the advantages that pensions offer – such as future tax-free investment growth.
Cash is unlikely to produce good long-term returns, and illiquid assets like property present their own risks. A wealth manager can help you figure out the best way to find an investment portfolio that matches your current financial needs with your retirement goals.
3. Ask if you need to touch your pension
If you have a number of different pots to provide your retirement income, they will be taxed differently both during your lifetime and when you die. It is important to consider this when deciding where to draw your income in retirement.
For example, for those who are UK domiciled, many pensions are not usually included in your estate on death, which means inheritance tax of up to 40% could be saved. Any unused funds could be passed on in a tax-efficient way. It is important to consider whether it would be more tax efficient to leave your pension invested and use other assets first. You should check with a wealth manager about how this affects you.
4. Ask if you can afford to retire early
In the UK, the FCA says consumers rarely considered ’any of the broader issues around how much they would need to live off’. This is all too true around the world and good advice is vital.
Many people want to retire early, but it is important to ensure that doing so won’t leave an income shortfall later on. Income requirements are thought to follow a ’u-shape‘ in retirement. The first phase is the most exciting and therefore the immediate focus. This is where people start to enjoy retirement – and the risk is that they get carried away with their spending, which then falls as they slow down. But it is important to remember that your costs may rise later in life due to health issues.
You should have a plan in place to see you all the way through retirement. Don’t just focus on the here and now.
Important information
Pensions and investments may fall as well as rise in value and you may not get back what you put in.
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