The proposed ‘retirement income’ changes contained in the Spring Budget, have made pension planning very different, to what it has historically been.
Historically, for those with smaller pension pots, an annuity was seen as the ideal, no risk solution. The returns may not have been stellar, but they did provide a solution. For those with larger pension pots and prepared to take some risks, drawdown was a potential solution.
The budget however, will totally change this.