{"id":1554,"date":"2017-07-13T12:18:56","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T17:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeannuities.com\/blog\/?p=1554"},"modified":"2017-07-13T12:18:56","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T17:18:56","slug":"my-comments-on-a-recent-article-30000-missed-out-on-extra-cash-by-taking-annuity-with-existing-provider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeannuities.com\/blog\/retirement\/my-comments-on-a-recent-article-30000-missed-out-on-extra-cash-by-taking-annuity-with-existing-provider","title":{"rendered":"My comments on a recent article: 30,000 ‘missed out on extra cash’ by taking annuity with existing provider"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is what happens when people do not bother to shop for an annuity policy.<\/p>\n

30,000 ‘missed out on extra cash’ by taking annuity with existing provider<\/h2>\n

Research by the Pensions Policy Institute for insurer LV= found that around 30,000 people across the UK potentially missed out on additional income by not shopping around.\u00a0 – Belfast Telegraph Article<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You normally don’t buy the first house or car that you see. And your retirement income for life is a lot more important than\u00a0 a house or a car. Do you know anyone who is poor at an old age? Not a pretty sight.<\/p>\n

Annuities give a set income in retirement. While they give people a guarantee they will not run out of money in their old age, they have been controversial in recent years due to people failing to shop around for a better deal. – Belfast Telegraph Article<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You need to get the best permanent income that is on the market. Period. We’ll find and rank the highest and lowest annuity rates available to you. <\/span><\/p>\n

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