Annual withdrawal of £3k would drain larger pension pots by age 75

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Pensioners could exhaust their retirement savings by age 75 if they withdraw an annual £3,000 from an above-average sized pot, according to research.

The £29,000 sum would run dry by 74 if the withdrawal increased with the annual rate of inflation, assuming the worker retired at 65 and the rest of their savings matured at a rate of 3% per year, ...

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