Is the sun setting on overseas retirement planning?

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Fiona Murphy goes through this month's Inquiry on retiring abroad

Moving to sunnier climes is a dream for many clients picturing their later years. Research by MGM Advantage shows Spain, France and Australia are retirees' favourite destinations. However, retiring abroad takes significant planning. In this month's Inquiry, we asked our readers about overseas retirement. Do advisers expect the number of clients retiring abroad to change over the next five years? Over half (54%) expect volumes of people flocking abroad to increase by a small extent. A quarter (27%) expect no change. A tenth (12%) expect a large increase. Less than one in ten (8%) predi...

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