State Pension – buy now while stocks last?

For most retirees, the State Pension forms the foundation block of retirement income planning. Anyone reaching State Pension age* after 6 April 2016 with full entitlement currently receives a guaranteed income of £185.15 per week (£9,627.80 pa). Furthermore, the...

Taxation of pension income

Key points You can currently access your pension pot from age 55, at which point you can take up to 25% of your pension fund value as tax-free cash, either as a lump sum or regular income. The remainder of the funds left in your pension pot are then taxable as income...