Over a third of over 50s unwilling to take investment risks with their pension

Kim Kaveh
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Some 39% of people over the age of 50 are not willing to take any investment risk with their pension savings, Retirement Advantage research finds.

This has increased from just over a quarter (26%) last year, according to the firm's latest Retirement Sentiment Index, which tracks how defined contribution (DC) savers who are approaching retirem...

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