Savers wildly overvaluing pension pots

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The majority of savers are significantly overestimating the value of their at-retirement pension pot, research from Partnership has found.

Although the typical pension pot used to purchase an annuity is £34,000, individuals aged 45-50 believe they will have £78,762 on average by the time they retire. This follows data from the Offi...

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