Changes to the State Pension are coming down the line, so I think investors need to pay attention. The triple lock is set to be adjusted from 2030, raising a much bigger question about how much we should rely on the state to fund retirement.<\/p>\n
For me, the answer is to build a second income stream that I can control myself.<\/p>\n
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Building my own retirement income<\/p>\n
When I think about building a portfolio that could potentially match or exceed the State Pension, there are two things I need to consider. How much can I build during the accumulation phase, and how much sustainable income that pot could provide in retirement.<\/p>\n
To put that into perspective, investing \u00a37,000 a year and achieving an average return of 8% over 20 years would result in a pot worth roughly \u00a3320,000.<\/p>\n
Using the 4% withdrawal rule, that could provide around \u00a312,800 a year in retirement \u2014 broadly equivalent to the current full State Pension.<\/p>\n
But there\u2019s an important catch. That \u00a3320,000 is a future figure, not \u00a3320,000 in today\u2019s money. Inflation<\/a> will erode its purchasing power over two decades, so I can\u2019t simply look at the headline pot size and assume it will provide the same standard of living in retirement.<\/p>\n For me, that means the real challenge isn\u2019t just building a big enough portfolio. It\u2019s building one that can continue generating an income that keeps pace with the rising cost of living.<\/p>\n Dividend growth, not headline yield<\/p>\n One stock I think fits that description is HSBC (LSE: HSBA<\/a>), a global bank with a strong Asian franchise.<\/p>\n Its forward dividend yield of around 3.9% is broadly in line with the FTSE 100 average, so it certainly isn\u2019t the market\u2019s most generous income stock. But HSBC has the scale and profitability to potentially grow that payout over time.<\/p>\n