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How to Purchase an Annuity for Your Retirement

An annuity can provide you with an income for life once you have retired and is an essential financial tool to help you plan for your future. Annuityratesuk.co.uk provides you with the advice and support you need to pick the very best annuity rate option for your situation.

Before You Buy

Before you start looking at annuities you do need to decide what type of income you want in your retirement.  Annuities can provide you with an income that remains the same for life, one that changes in line with inflation or one that increases at a fixed rate each year.  As a general rule the more you want you annuity to increase year by year the less the initial starting income will be.  Annuity income is an important factor when it comes to managing money in your retirement so make sure you think this through carefully and understand all of the implications.

When to Buy Annuities

You can buy an annuity at any time from the age of 55 through to 75.  This gives you plenty of space to look around for the right annuity choice.  You should get extra help making your choice from expert services such as offered by our independent annuity advice team.

What many people don't realise is that you do not have to buy your annuity from the same provider that runs your pensions.  This means you will have a lot more choice available to you and the chance to boost your pension income in the future.  The difference between the best annuity rates and the worst is significant (as much as 35% in some cases) so this is a very important decision.

Annuityratesuk.co.uk can help you find the best annuity rates quickly and easily.  This will save you searching around and getting confused by the many different deals that are on offer from providers.



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