£100k

[Stevenj214]

What sort of safe return could a pensioner expect on £100k, whilst safeguarding it against inflation as much as possible?

[sidicks]

Stevenj214 said:

What sort of safe return could a pensioner expect on £100k, whilst safeguarding it against inflation as much as possible?

To my mind 'safe' = 'government bonds'
and safeguard against inflation = inflation yield bonds'

The real yield (i.e. above inflation) on a 20-year index-linked Gilt is around 0.6%

That's a starting point, anyway...

Sidicks

Edited by sidicks on Friday 8th October 16:16

[ringram]

Indexed Gilt ETF's have a yield of around 0.9% if you want a mix of maturities.
Cost of .25 TER so yeah... about 0.6% over inflation.

The economy is a fking mess.