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Inc. or Acc. units in Retirement?
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I searched "units income accumulation" and got more more old threads on here, before I just searched "Inc & Acc" the link below maybe helpful for information, I'm reading them all over.
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RogerPensionGuy said:
I actually switched a few Acc to Inc units last year, all vanguard LS100.
Looking at performance I can see the Acc has grow more than Inc and think the Inc will pay out about £6 a unit in these next two weeks.
It looks very like the Acc & Inc(+div) will look very similar in value terms.loose does not rhyme with choose but lose does and is the word you meant to write.0 -
INC units reinvested would give the same return as ACC units unless you have an unusual charging arrangement for repurchases.
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tigerspill said:Hi,
I am just looking for a bit of a steer here as to whether I should move all of my investment units to Inc. units.
A little bit about my circumstances.
I retired at 53 (nearly 4 years ago) and took my DB pension on my 55th birthday. My wife will take her DB pension in just over 3 years when she is 60.
My DB pension will cover the basic spending and we are currently funding discretionary spend from cash savings. This will obviously reduce when my wife takes her pension. When we get to SP age, the total income will easily cover all spend.
We have quite a lot in cash and investments - mostly in ISAs. I have cash to cover around 5 years of need (pension top ups). I know that some will find this very high, but this provides a degree of comfort and I have accepted the inflation risk.
All my investments (generally in Vanguard LS funds and global trackers, some PNL and CGT). All of my VLS and trackers are in Acc. units. I am now wondering that now I am in a decumulation phase, should I be moving some or all of these to Inc. units. We are not planning inheritance and hope to actually spend the majority of our assets so will sell them over time and will allow ourselves to increase our spending over time (mainly travelling while we are able).
Thanks for reading.
For some, having 'dividends' from inc units automatically delivered to their cash account (some/most platforms can do this?) is simple and convenient even if the amount varies from month to month.
For others, logging in to their broker account to periodically sell acc units to provide cash is a convenient approach and can provide more control over the amounts withdrawn. Of course, those with inc units can also sell units if required or reinvest dividends.
FWIW, most of our basic spending is covered by a DB pension and we sell acc units every 6 months to provide additional income.
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OldScientist said:tigerspill said:Hi,
I am just looking for a bit of a steer here as to whether I should move all of my investment units to Inc. units.
A little bit about my circumstances.
I retired at 53 (nearly 4 years ago) and took my DB pension on my 55th birthday. My wife will take her DB pension in just over 3 years when she is 60.
My DB pension will cover the basic spending and we are currently funding discretionary spend from cash savings. This will obviously reduce when my wife takes her pension. When we get to SP age, the total income will easily cover all spend.
We have quite a lot in cash and investments - mostly in ISAs. I have cash to cover around 5 years of need (pension top ups). I know that some will find this very high, but this provides a degree of comfort and I have accepted the inflation risk.
All my investments (generally in Vanguard LS funds and global trackers, some PNL and CGT). All of my VLS and trackers are in Acc. units. I am now wondering that now I am in a decumulation phase, should I be moving some or all of these to Inc. units. We are not planning inheritance and hope to actually spend the majority of our assets so will sell them over time and will allow ourselves to increase our spending over time (mainly travelling while we are able).
Thanks for reading.
For some, having 'dividends' from inc units automatically delivered to their cash account (some/most platforms can do this?) is simple and convenient even if the amount varies from month to month.
For others, logging in to their broker account to periodically sell acc units to provide cash is a convenient approach and can provide more control over the amounts withdrawn. Of course, those with inc units can also sell units if required or reinvest dividends.
FWIW, most of our basic spending is covered by a DB pension and we sell acc units every 6 months to provide additional income.1 -
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