William Burrows

Founder of The Annuity Project - making it easier to plan for retirement and to access financial advice -

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

Wow - look at how gilt yields have shot up

shouldn't be a surprise as inflation is up

watch out for annuity increases

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

2024 was a good year for retirement but 2025 looks more uncertain

My latest blog at https://t.co/UxNqzH1REw

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

Just posted my latest article - 2024 was a good year for retirement but 2025 looks more uncertain

https://t.co/pRd4wFWLyt

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

I thought annuities had peaked a few weeks ago when the 15 year gilt yield was about 4% but look now it is 4.5% so expect more rate increases

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

As you know, annuity rates are priced in relation to bond yields - the benchmark 15 year gilt is now over 4% so expect annuity rates to improve

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

I was on the msn home page reading an article about staycations and I saw a US 401K egg on an advert for a UK non-advised annuity site!!

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

I have been saying for a few weeks that I thought annuity rates had peaked and the 15 year gilt would end up around 4%

seems like I am right!!

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

Just look at the gilt yields

The 15 year yield is 4.8% which is the highest for many years

expect another spike in annuity rates

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

Just look at gilt yields

The 15 year gilt has jumped by over 300 basis points over the last year and yields are at the highest since the credit crunch in 2008

Annuities are priced in relation to yields so the higher yields, the higher annuity rates

[Paul Johnson @PJTheEconomist]

This is what has happened to yields on 10 year UK gilts today. This scale of movement so fast is highly unusual. Looks like markets are a little spooked by scale of fiscal giveaway

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

@Davrobin @toby_n I have just the numbers and since last September yields are up 360 basis points and annuities are up by about 35%
This means that what you have lost in fund value you have gained in annuity income
The problem is - you may not want to buy an annuity

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

Brilliant article in Telegraph by Jessica Beard

https://t.co/2F43b7UmeC

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

Back in July I predicted the benchmark annuity would increase to £ 5,444. Much to my surprise, this turned out to be spot on as the rate today is £ 5476
See July story in Telegraph with graph

https://t.co/vEWh7laobu

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

Brilliant article in the Telegraph last Saturday
https://t.co/vEWh7laobu

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

If anyone is wondering what is the outlook for annuities, just look at the yields

A few weeks back was there hope and expectation that interest rates would increase and so would annuities but annuities are still stuck in the doldrums

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

Brilliant article from CNBC in US

https://t.co/q1lRGXGvIq

Gives some examples of annuity pricing - 65-year-old man in New York who buys a no-frills annuity with a $100,000 lump sum would get about $500 a month ($6,000 a year)

In UK, £100K buys £5,000 p.a.
Retire in NY I say!!

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

Good story from @JosephineCumbo -
Pension death benefits ‘indefensibly generous’
https://t.co/Jq6tRXz2NC

I have been warning for several years that advice should factor in a possible change to pension death benefit rules

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

Attended a really good Personal Finance Society (PFS) regional meeting
Well done to all the presenters - lots of good good information and useful ideas
It seems the future is all about ESG investments

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

Sorry to hear about the death of Alan Steel
I got to know him well when we were both being sued by Equitable in 1997
His comments about EL were proven to be right and I admired the good work he did.
I am sure his eponymous business will continue to reflect his values
@ASAM_UK

[William Burrows @BillyBurrows]

@asibiza1 Get well soon