Pension drawdown: what is it – and does it come with tax implications?

Pension drawdown is a way of taking cash out of your pension pot and funding your lifestyle in retirement. But how does it work?
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Do pension inheritance tax rules affect how I should take my retirement pot?

In our weekly series, readers can email in with any question about retirement and pension savings to be answered by our expert, Tom Selby, director of public policy at investment platform AJ Bell.

‘My pension funds have doubled in value – can I take another 25pc tax-free?’

I have a question about taking additional amounts from my pension fund after withdrawing 25pc as tax-free cash 10 years ago. I had two defined contribution pension funds through my previous employer, ...
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Five key graphs on Nest’s retirement income blueprint

From the blog: The flexibilities did away with traditional thinking on what makes an appropriate default fund, and with it kick-started the debate on the best route for members to access and draw an ...
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The retirement lump-sum decision: Strategy before access

Whether you take cash, buy an annuity or do both, your retirement lump-sum decision should be guided by your long-term income ...
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Government urged to allow Nest to offer drawdown

The government has been told to amend legislation to allow Nest members to drawdown their pension pot, as well as extending investment pathways to trust-based schemes — requests made as part of a ...
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Should I stagger taking my pension lump sum – or use it all at once?

A reader is approaching retirement and sizing up their options for what comes next ...