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Final salary or employer's scheme - which to pay into?

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  • Craig_W_2
    Craig_W_2 Posts: 88 Forumite
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    Thanks again.

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  • jamesd
    jamesd Posts: 26,103 Forumite
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    For the NT scheme it's a good idea to pay the minimum it takes to get their 7%. You'd pay 3% before tax and NI, losing 2.04% of after tax equivalent income. So you end up with 4.43 times the money you spent. If you are 38 years old now and retire at 68 that's equivalent to 4.2% a year compounded each year before you invest the money
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