Hi all, I have retired since last July and receiving the 65yr old DSP payment until this coming May when I shall get the full contributory state pension. I currently have a PRSA (Paid up) and a PRB, both with Zurich via LA Brokers.
My question is should I try to get a better deal at this stage by moving to RL for example or is it really worth it for the sake of probably 1 to 2 years when I intend to draw down the lumpsum and take the 4% or 5% annually then. I may of course look elsewhere if moving to an ARF at that stage.
I have enough funds in cash to supplement my state pension until then, although it's unlikely to be more than 2 years unless I get a mad notion to do some more work again.
The PRB is 88k with AMC of 0.75 + 0.01% other charges in Blackrock Indexed Global Equity Fund
PRSA is 185k with AMC of 1% +0.03 other charges in Zurich 5*5 Global Fund
I understand that Zurich offer an AMC of 0.75 on a PRSA currently but it requires 5 years contributions (before retirement). As I am not currently making payments, this would seem to not be an option and also the time factor.
I'm sorry if this seems like a stupid question but any thoughts would be appreciated as it's not a time to be making foolish errors.
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