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Jonathan Stapleton calls for concrete solutions on poor value DC

Jonathan Stapleton
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To err is only but human, and err I did when I calculated in my last column that I would need to accumulate £4,926 to purchase an annuity that would buy me a pint of beer each week in retirement.

I had a number of comments on my column last week but, as several people have noted, I completely failed to take tax into account (PP Online, 19 September). So, to revisit my original calculatio...

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