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any advice on unlocking pensions?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Consider your long term wealth before you even think of unlocking your pension/s.
It might seem like a good idea to get a windfall to pay off the mortgage or other debts or even to pay for a holiday or a new car. But it will also reduce your income in the future,and when you consider that you could be in retirement for 20 years or more,that's a long time to be struggling for money.
You might find this useful:-
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/Pages/Library/Communicat ion/PR/2003/014.shtml
It might seem like a good idea to get a windfall to pay off the mortgage or other debts or even to pay for a holiday or a new car. But it will also reduce your income in the future,and when you consider that you could be in retirement for 20 years or more,that's a long time to be struggling for money.
You might find this useful:-
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/Pages/Library/Communicat ion/PR/2003/014.shtml
My reference to dodgy companies was to some of the firms that encourage you to unlock your pension by switching it to a product with them- transferring the accumulated pension fund out of an occupational pension scheme, or a pre-1988 self-employed retirement annuity, into a personal pension. They usually charge a pretty big fee and the returns are much lower than you would get from staying in the ocupational scheme.
This is a good article showing the options
http://www.moneyextra.com/guides/pension-unloc king-033147.php
This is a good article showing the options
http://www.moneyextra.com/guides/pension-unloc king-033147.php
You can get more details about the pension plans in this site.
http://insurance-plan-guide.blogspot.com
http://insurance-plan-guide.blogspot.com
It would seem that the general consensus is NO it's not a good idea. You'll end up with a massive shortfall in your retirement income. Last resort....
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