This week - if you retired 10 years ago and have been taking income from a pot of investments since then, how much would you have left?
That’s a question relevant to thousands more retirees after retirement rules were changed a decade ago to allow many more people to use their savings this way. We’ve crunched the numbers to see what shape their finances would now be in - and the results are revealing.
Important information: The value of investments and the income from them, can go down as well as up, so you may get back less than you invest. Investors should note that the views expressed may no longer be current and may have already been acted upon. Overseas investments will be affected by movements in currency exchange rates. Reference to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell these securities and is included for the purposes of illustration only. This information is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to an authorised financial adviser.
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