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Inflation again

Nick9967 · 2021-04-29 15:27:33

Need some clarification that what I'm doing is logical or wildly wrong if you can please, My calcs for early retirement have various parts to them as you'd expect. * PP into DD - calculated using "Which" drawdown calculator on medium settings zero inflation Pension will mainly be invested in a mix of fixed interest…

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jamesd Posts: 26,103 Forumite

2 May 2021 at 9:28PM

Agree about equity.

At 55 I tend to suggest spending a few tens of k on a level annuity every year or two, where the total funds are around lifetime allowance level or higher. That way if there is early inflation there's still a lot of equity and the later purchases are after the inflation. But it still gradually shifts towards lower risk to income.

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