Even if you haven’t got a big pension pot already, and have never heard of a SIPP – I would encourage you do some research into the latter, as I have done recently.
My own pension pot is pretty small, something in the region of £20,000.
This is because I only paid in for a few years in my twenties, preferring to take more of a net income and invest that myself (without age related restrictions).
However a SIPP makes a lot of sense, or a SSAS if you’re a business owner.
To get your kids’ pension started before they hit working age there’s something else that’s worth considering.
I found out very recently that grandparents can invest £2,880 a year into a pension for someone under the age of 18.
When you add in the fact that the pension provider can claim back another £720 tax relief from the government that starts to get interesting.
£3,600 invested a year from birth, with 10% returns per annum (achieved through Greg Robinson’s FIRE Revolution strategies por ejemplo), would mean an 18 year old would start their adult life with £164,157 in their pension pot (assuming the government doesn’t change the rules/threshold).
Not too shabby.
I thought SIPPs were expensive to set up and only for people with big pots already.
A quick Google search will tell you otherwise.
Food for thought perhaps, providing those baby boomers can handle one less holiday a year.
All the best,
Stephen Wallis
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