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Annuity Calculator

ANNUITY CALCULATOR

This calculator will show the estimated income from a crystallised pension and selecting an “Annuity” income option on retirement. We create these calculators for our students and their studies. The accuracy of these tools should not be used to make financial decisions. Clarity Financial Training Ltd will not be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken in reliance on the information given by these online tools.

Annuity

A Lifetime Annuity is a secured pension option on retirement. It is a lower risk strategy as the income remains payable for life. There is no investment risk as the Life Assurance company will pay an income to the annuitant based on the value of the fund at time of purchase and the annuity rate based on the annuitant’s age. The whole pension is crystallised, and the retiree can take the PCLS (25% of the fund*) tax free and the remaining fund is used to purchase the annuity. Ideal for cautious clients as the money will not run out. Income from a level annuity is vulnerable to inflation risk.

*Note: The maximum tax free lump sum is £268,275.00

Annuity features:

Level annuity: The same income (level) is paid for the rest of the individual’s life, ceases on death.
Escalating annuity: A 3% escalating annuity will increase the payments annually, this is paid for the rest of their life. Helps to keep pace with inflation.
Guaranteed: A guaranteed term for 10 years where the income will be paid for a guaranteed period from the annuity starting, even if the annuitant dies before the end of the guarantee.
100% Joint life annuity: A joint-life annuity provides an income for the life of the annuitant, but then transfers to the spouse and pays them a regular income for the rest of their life. The income can be a proportion of the original amount such as 50% or 100%. This must be stipulated at the time of purchase.

Types of Annuities

Level Annuity

A level annuity will pay the same amount each year and will cease on the annuitant's death.

Guaranteed Annuity (10 years)

A Guaranteed annuity will pay a guaranteed income for a selected term even if the annuitant has died, this is paid into the estate. A 10 year guarantee has been used in this calculator.

Escalating Annuity

An Escalating annuity will rise with inflation - A 3% escalation is used in this calculator.

Joint life annuity (100% spouses pension)

A Joint life annuity will pay to a surviving spouse on death of the original annuitant. It will pay the surviving spouse a level income until their death (can also get escalating annuities).

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Maria was excellent at explaining the course. Really enjoyed and learnt a lot. I would recommend this course for anyone looking to do their CeMAP. Thank you Maria!

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I enrolled in a remote class to help me study for my first chosen module (Taxation) with LIBF towards the DipFA qualification. In all my interactions with Clarity Financial Training (email, phone and during the 2-day class itself) I found the staff to be very responsive and friendly. I particularly appreciated the included 3 months of access to the mock quizzes online that I feel were invaluable in helping me achieve success on the actual exam.

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I enrolled with Clarity Financial to support my CeMAP studies. I attended in person classes for CeMAP 1 and opted for the web based training for CeMAP 2 and 3. Personally, I would recommend the web based option to anyone, as it allows you to join the sessions from the comfort of your own home, saves both time and travel costs, and still offers a fully interactive environment where you can ask questions at any point. The overall experience was excellent. Maria and her team are thoroughly professional. As a lead trainer, Maria brings a wealth of industry knowledge and has years of experience training students. No question is treated as too basic, as she takes the time to break things down clearly and provides practical guidance supported by real world insight. At no point did I feel left to manage on my own. The training is well structured, engaging and fully supported throughout. Thanks to Maria's teaching style and approach, I passed all of my CeMAP exams first time, with merits across the board. I now plan to return to Clarity Financial for further courses. I would strongly recommend Clarity Financial to anyone serious about passing their exams. You will not be disappointed!

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I purchased the CeMAP mocks and was very pleased. I did not expect to get that level of detail on the answers. I found this very useful. I will definitely be buying the mocks for the next module. Definitely worth the price.

Joachim Andrew 1 year ago FI

I used Clarity FT for my CeMAP studies, and honestly, it felt like a glorified audiobook/dictation session/script-reading service. Maria simply reads directly off the screen, offering little to no additional explanation, context, or engagement to help learners actually understand the material. The one-week remote course was particularly difficult to sit through - the delivery was painfully slow and monotonous, which made it really hard to stay focused or even stay awake. There was no attempt to break down or simplify the long-form content, and no interactive elements or clarification to support real comprehension. In the end, I found it far more helpful to just read the official LIBF material myself. It's clearer, and at least you can go at your own pace.

Joseph S 2 years ago FI

I used Clarity FT to study my FSRE. Thank you for all your help and answering all my questions promptly. I would highly recommend. Thank you Maria.

Ryan Lowes 2 years ago FI

Update: The issues experienced below have now been fixed for the highlighted module. While Clarity has an open line to call during the day, this only links to their reception with promises of a call back. I had called 4 times requesting this and only recieved a call back once. On their website they advertise mock tests with 'up to 2500 questions' with random sets of questions given for each attempt. Firstly it took a week of me calling to have the option to purchase my desired module for AFA Tax (Only way to do this is through their website). Once I finally had access I was able to start doing the mock tests, another point to note is that they promise explanations for incorrect answers, this is not true as I was only given the questions that were wrong with no explanation. The testing system is very basic and doesn't allow you to go back to previous attempts to checks questions etc. However the biggest annoyance of my experience is that I could only do one full mock test before I simply got a note of 'Congratulations, you've passed all the quizzes'. Considering that the £25 I paid was for unlimited 7 day access for 2500 randomised questions, this is not the case and is false advertising. I'm not sure if this is a fault with their system and would be happy to change this review if that were the case, but the amount of issues I've had in just trying to get access to some mock test questions for a module they are advertising has been a nightmare. I have been granted a refund on the £25 paid for access to the mock test since posting this review previously so I appreciate Clarity being prompt in dealing with this, but I will leave this here until the issues with a module they are advertising, AFA Tax have been sorted completely so that others don't run into the same issues that I have.

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