Cost is key factor in decline in retirement income advice

Helen Morrissey
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Cost and a lack of information are behind many retirees' decisions to shun advice when making retirement income choices.

Cost was the overwhelming factor behind the decline in people taking regulated advice for drawdown and annuity purchase according to 59% of respondents. The decline was highlighted in the most r...

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