Income

Retirement Planner recently staged its first event, the retirement planning e-symposium. Helen Morrissey writes about the issues discussed during the day

While the average pension pot continues to languish around the £30,000 mark people need advice on how to get the most from their savings. Mike Morrison goes through some of the options

Third way products were dealt something of a blow when the government refused to amend the tax rules around GAD limits. Helen Morrissey looks at what effect this decision has had on the market and what providers and advisers need to do to move the situation...

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced it considers withdrawals taken from unsecured pensions (USP) or alternatively secured pensions (ASP) as income for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes.

Helen Morrissey talks to a panel of experts about the prospects for annuities and drawdown

Property is playing an increasingly important role in many people's retirement planning. Wilf Altman discusses the different ways in which it can be used

The use of postcodes in calculating annuities has always been controversial. Helen Morrissey finds out the pros and cons of using this approach

Ian Price takes a look at the issues surrounding tax free cash and highlights the issues advisers need to take into account

Ian Owen takes us through the key issues advisers need to consider when choosing the right annuity for their client

Bob Perkins weighs up the pros and cons of third way products. Are they a true "third way" or just "smoke and mirrors"?