Questioning the wisdom of tax-free lump sums

Mark Wood asks: are PCLS really a great deal?

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A pension is, beyond doubt, the most important of life's financial arrangements.

The entitlements offered by an occupational defined benefit scheme surpass anything that any other financial contract provides. The beneficiary is, in general, certain of the amount that will be re...

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