Personal Pensions
With this type of pension the money you save into your pension plan is invested and then used at retirement. So, the more you save, the better your pension should be at retirement.
When you retire, you purchase pension benefits using the money in your personal pension. These can be taken as either income, or income with a tax-free lump sum (the tax-free cash lump sum is known officially as he Pension Commencement lump sum).
The benefits can also be transferred to a plan which offers hat are called ‘unsecured pension benefits’ (see the section on Flexi-Access and Capped Drawdown). This type of plan lets you use the benefits whilst your pension fund is still being invested.
Your pension can be protected against inflation too. You can also protect your income in the event of your death (see the Annuities page).
Please note that pension benefits can be drawn from age 55 onwards.
The value of your investment can go down as well as up and you may not get back the full amount you invested. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Investing in shares should be regarded as a long-term investment and should fit in with your overall attitude to risk and financial circumstances.
Alison Hutchinson, Shoreham-by-Sea
We feel ‘looked after’ by you
We are more than happy with the way you, Stuart and anyone else involved at Pembroke have dealt with our pensions/transfers. You have always explained things in a way that’s easy to understand without being patronising and we feel ‘looked after’ by you. The pension transfer too was so easy and I have been kept informed every step of the way.
Martin K, Horsham
Very grateful
I took the jump and dived in to look at my pension, well you are all very clever because considering the markets I was pleasantly surprised , I realise this is a lot of work for you all but I am very grateful.
