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Strategies & Market Trends : The Residential Real Estate Post-Crash Index-Moderated -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Les H who wrote (53356)	12/12/2011 11:14:44 AM
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Over 55s 'significantly poorer' than a year ago after raiding savings pot for £4,000 each The situation hasn't been helped by miserable rates on savings accounts, particularly fixed-rate bonds, which are used by many pensioners to provide a solid ultra-low-risk income in retirement. The average one-year bond pays just 2.77 per cent, according to Moneyfacts.co.uk. Even the longer-term deals don't match up with inflation; the average five-year bond pays 4.08 per cent and the best just 4.7 per cent. Retirees with incomes of £10,000 or more from their pensions still pay tax. After basic rate tax is deducted, the a 4.7 per cent bond, from Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks, slips to just 3.76 per cent. Those just hitting retirement also face a harrowing drop in the value of their pension pots when converted into cash. The rates on annuities, which pay a regular income stream from a pension, have crashed to new record lows. A £100,000 pension pot now buys around £5,300 a year, according to The Better Retirement Group. That marks nearly a 10 per cent fall in just six months. In June £100,000 bought nearer £6,000. According to charity Age UK, over 55s have experienced price rises almost 2 per cent a year above the official RPI measure, which hit 5.4 per cent in November. dailymail.co.uk