Is it worthwhile speaking to an IFA about turning AVC into an annuity?
Posted: September 6th, 2018, 6:47 pm
I've looked at the https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en and http://www.williamburrows.co.uk/toolbox/annuity-tables/ (thanks for the latter Supremetwo) to see what Mrs C's AVC might be worth as an annuity. We've pretty much decided to keep it simple by taking a tax free lump sum of around 20% and using the rest to buy an annuity.
We've spoken to the Pension Advisory Service so I know that we can either use an IFA or go straight to one of the providers that the websites above show. I gather than money advice service is whole of market, so why go to an IFA? Pension Advisory Service says that IFA sometimes negotiate better annuity deals. However, it will cost me to use one. So ... my question .... is it worth paying an IFA on the off chance that they have a better deal? How much better might it be and how much might an IFA charge?
Thanks
C
We've spoken to the Pension Advisory Service so I know that we can either use an IFA or go straight to one of the providers that the websites above show. I gather than money advice service is whole of market, so why go to an IFA? Pension Advisory Service says that IFA sometimes negotiate better annuity deals. However, it will cost me to use one. So ... my question .... is it worth paying an IFA on the off chance that they have a better deal? How much better might it be and how much might an IFA charge?
Thanks
C