Switching to an annuity could boost your pension by thousands of dollars a year or could allow you to invest in the perfect type of annuity that better suits your personal needs.
An annuity is a kind of insurance policy that provides you with a regular fixed income in exchange for a lump sum.
When you reach retirement age you have to turn the capital that has built up in your pension policy or additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) into a regular income. You are able take up to a quarter of your pension pot as a tax-free lump sum, but the rest must ulitmately be converted into an 'annuity'.
How do they work?
In a way, annuities work as life insurance 'in reverse'. The insurance company that sells you the annuity estimates how long you will live and then uses this as a basis for the amount it will pay you.
Everybody who has a pension and has built up a lump sum with their provider must buy an annuity by the time they reach 75.
The exceptions are those who are part of a workplace final salary scheme, but, as these are becoming less common, most people are currently faced with the annuity option.
Over the past few years, annuity rates have fallen sharply and a 65-year-old man now earns a typical return of just 8% from his pension fund. Therefore, with a pension fund worth $100,000 he would receive an annual income of $8,000.
You do not have to take the annuity offered by your existing pension company. Annuity rates vary between companies so you need to check which one will give you the best deal.
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