Annuities

  • Seven steps to take towards a better pension

    Rising life expectancy and quantitative easing have hammered annuity rates, but there are ways to deflect the blows.

  • Six options to improve your pension pot income

    If you have accumulated a pension pot rather than a final salary pension, here are six ways you can boost your income.

  • Squeeze more income from your pension
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    How to draw cash from your pension is not a decision to be taken lightly. Faith Glasgow explains why all of your investment pots should play a part in the choices you make.

  • Five-minute guide to picking the perfect annuity

    Although the government is scrapping the compulsory purchase of an annuity at 75, for many of us a steady annual income is still the best option in retirement. But you shouldn't always stick with your pension provider, says Esther Armstrong.

  • How to find the best annuity provider
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    Francis Klonowski, principal of Klonowski & Co in Leeds, advises a Moneywise reader on ways to find the best annuity provider.

  • Where next for annuity rates?

    The likelihood of securing a comfortable retirement has taken a further blow, after the news that annuity rates have hit an all time low. But what are they likely to do next?

  • Buyers' Guide - Annuities
    Buyers Guide: annuities

    Unless you retire with a final salary pension, you normally have to convert your pension fund into an income for the rest of your life. For the majority of people the most practical option is an annuity. So what should you look for? Let Moneywise help with our Buyer's Guide.