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planning for retirement: pensions vs buy to let part 2

Yesterday, after a comment on ISAs versus pensions from Nick, I described one way of using a buy to let investment to fund a retirement. Today, I’m comparing that to a standard pension invested in the stock market.
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Yesterday I calculated that an initial investment in a buy to let property of £30,000 and a further [...]

planning for retirement: pensions vs buy to let part 1

I recently compared pensions and ISAs as investment wrappers after being inspired by a reader’s comment. In response to that post, Nick said:
It’s been suggested to me that a good option is to buy property to let over the same period I would normally be pay into a pension plan, then use that to fund [...]

which is better: ISA or pension?

Yesterday I posted about how I’d spent all my money last year. In the comments Pippin pointed out the following:
You’re also not using your full ISA allowance! OK, you’re putting a lot into pensions which do attract better tax breaks, but it does mean surrendering control of your money. (for me, I’m happier, and my [...]

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