Can annuities be compared with other retirement products?

James Phillips
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A new index hopes to demonstrate the economic case for annuities in comparison to cash ISAs, equities and drawdown, but is this really possible? James Phillips reports

Since Freedom and Choice, savers have had far more flexibility in deciding how they want to take money in retirement. This has been important to ensure retirees access their money in a way that ...

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James Phillips

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