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£1,073,100
Lifetime Allowance
(Abolished from April 2024)
9.5%
Average annual pension fund returns in UK (source: Moneyfacts)
20%
Relief-at-source
(25% TFC Capped at £268,275)
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We are independent. This provides you with confidence so you can trust the products and services recommended by us are in your best interests.
We take time to fully understand your specific needs and goals. We value client relationships and want to ensure we build on that to work with you for the longer term.
Whatever stage you are at in life sound financial advice can help you to keep looking ahead.
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Not all pension requirements are the same. If you currently receive restricted advice and would like to explore other options available to you, contact us today for a free independent review.
How are the benefits and costs of Financial Planning calculated?
Financial planning can be measured in a variety of different ways. Traditionally, research has leant towards measuring financial success in terms of how advisers could add value around an investment portfolio.
However, in recent years, it has been recognised that financial planning can have an impact in a wide range of areas, from income planning, estate planning, tax planning and protection. Increasingly, clients have also placed importance on saving their own valuable time by handing over their financial planning to an adviser. Successful DIY investing requires extensive research and is ultimately time-consuming!
It is also important to recognise that successful financial planning is not just about investment strategy but also the delivering of the proposed investment and measuring its medium and long-term success.
Over the past few years, there have been three popular, independent studies estimating the economic benefits of financial advice – Morningstar Gamma, Vanguard Adviser Alpha and Envestnet Capital Sigma.
All three studies have used slightly different measurements to evaluate the economic benefits of financial advice – from lower cost investment selection, portfolio re-balancing, to maximising tax efficiencies.
Helping you to lower fees
Fees can have a significant impact on your pension or investment over the long term. Investment fees, such as that for management and administration, reduce the total amount of assets in the fund. This can lead to a lower fund value and less income during retirement.
Management fees vary, with some companies they can be as high as 4 -5%. This will have a significant affect on your fund value and income decreasing
the amount of money available in the long run.
We will help where possible to lower ongoing fees and clearly outline costs and fees at the outset.
Lifetime Allowance
- Your lifetime allowance (LTA) is the maximum amount you can draw from pensions (workplace or personal) in your lifetime without paying extra tax.
The lifetime allowance for most people is £1,073,100 in the tax year 2022/23 and has now been abolished from April 2024.
However there will be a cap of tax free cash at 25% of savings subject to a maximum of £268,275.
The allowance applies to the total of all the pensions you have, including the value of pensions you have through:
- any defined benefit (final salary or career average) schemes you belong to
- any savings you have in defined contribution pensions, but excludes your State Pension;
- but excluding your State Pension.
Time Horizon
Time horizon is the length of time you as an investor is willing or able to wait to gain a return on their investment.
It is the length of time a particular investment goal is expected to take. The time horizon can be long-term, such as investing for retirement, or it can be short-term, such as investing for an immediate return.
As with all investing you will need to allow time for your investment to grow.
To discuss your options contact us today.
Nicholas Jowett
CeMAP CeRER DipFA MiLibf
E: nick@fivefinancial.co.uk
T: 01202 282056
M: 07976 314664
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