{"id":620624,"date":"2026-10-04T20:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T20:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/620624\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T20:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T20:12:25","slug":"how-much-do-you-need-in-a-sipp-to-aim-for-a-50000-annual-passive-income-at-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/620624\/","title":{"rendered":"How much do you need in a SIPP to aim for a \u00a350,000 annual passive income at retirement?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Self-Invested Personal Pension, or SIPP, is arguably one of the most powerful retirement-saving tools in a British investor\u2019s arsenal. Apart from letting wealth grow uninterrupted by dividend and capital gains taxes, contributions also receive juicy tax relief.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, someone paying the basic rate of income tax who puts \u00a3550 into a SIPP receives an extra \u00a3137.50 from the government. And as such, they now have \u00a3687.50 of capital to invest for their retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Should you buy Computacenter Plc shares today?\t<\/p>\n<p>Before you decide, please take a moment to review this report first. Despite ongoing uncertainties from US tariffs to global conflicts, Mark Rogers and his team believe many UK shares still trade at substantial discounts, offering savvy investors plenty of potential opportunities to learn about.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why this could be an ideal time to secure this valuable research \u2013 Mark\u2019s analysts have scoured the markets to reveal 5 of his favourite long-term \u2018Buys\u2019. Please, don\u2019t make any big decisions before seeing them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, let\u2019s say the goal is to build a SIPP large enough to generate \u00a350,000 passive income at retirement. How big does a SIPP need to be?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject to change in future. The content in this article is provided for information purposes only. It is not intended to be, neither does it constitute, any form of tax advice. Readers are responsible for carrying out their own due diligence and for obtaining professional advice before making any investment decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Crunching the numbers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the 4% withdrawal rule, sustainably generating \u00a350,000 a year requires a pension portfolio worth around \u00a31.25m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The good news is, reaching seven figures could be far more achievable than it sounds, especially when starting early. Investing \u00a3550 each month, or \u00a3687.50 after tax relief, at the stock market\u2019s 8% average return would eventually grow into \u00a31.25m over the course of roughly 32 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But what if someone wants to accelerate this process? That\u2019s where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twelfthmagpie.com\/investing-basics\/how-to-invest-in-shares\/finding-companies-to-invest-in\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">picking individual stocks<\/a> could drastically shorten the timeline.<\/p>\n<p>A terrific compounder<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take Computacenter (<a class=\"tickerized-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twelfthmagpie.com\/tickers\/lse-ccc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LSE:CCC<\/a>) as an example. The FTSE 100 enterprise helps large organisations source, install and manage their technology infrastructure, including cloud systems, cybersecurity and, more recently, AI data centres.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company plays an often-overlooked role in building out IT infrastructure. But that doesn\u2019t make it any less critical. And it\u2019s how, since 2006, Computacenter shares have delivered a total annualised return close to 20%, including dividends!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just to put this into perspective, at this rate, anyone who has been drip-feeding \u00a3687.50 over the last two decades is already sitting on approximately \u00a32.14m!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obviously, past performance never guarantees future returns. Nevertheless, Computacenter\u2019s latest results suggest the growth engine is still firing on all cylinders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twelfthmagpie.com\/investing-basics\/understanding-company-accounts\/the-profit-and-loss-account\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">First-half revenue<\/a> for 2026 surged 71.6% to \u00a36.85bn, while adjusted pre-tax profit jumped 87% to \u00a3152.4m. What\u2019s more, a record \u00a39.3bn product backlog prompted management to raise its full-year profit forecast to at least \u00a3380m, versus the previous analyst consensus of \u00a3340.9m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, is Computacenter still a winner to consider right now?<\/p>\n<p>Still worth buying in October?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Demand for AI infrastructure is doing much of the heavy lifting, particularly in North America, where operating profit more than doubled. And following September\u2019s upgrade, Berenberg and Jefferies both placed 6,500p price targets compared to the 5,365p the shares are currently trading near.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, rapid hardware sales are dragging gross margins lower, falling from 12.6% to 9.6%. Managed Services revenue is also shrinking, while North America now generates 62% of divisional operating profits, creating concentration risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other words, growth is diluting gross profitability. And while higher volumes are still pushing the bottom line in the right direction, the balance could eventually flip if margins continue to be eroded. Even more so if global AI spending starts to slow, or operations start facing unexpected setbacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even so, Computacenter\u2019s expanding backlog, net cash position, and impressive execution make it a compelling SIPP candidate in my eyes. There\u2019s no guarantee it will continue to deliver 20% annualised returns. But for investors targeting a seven-figure retirement portfolio, I think this proven compounder deserves a closer look.<\/p>\n<p>Should you invest \u00a35,000 in Computacenter Plc right now?<\/p>\n<p>When investing expert Mark Rogers and his team have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the flagship Twelfth Magpie Share Advisor newsletter he has run for nearly a decade has provided thousands of paying members with top stock recommendations from the UK and US markets.<\/p>\n<p>And right now, Mark thinks there are 6 standout stocks that investors should consider buying. Want to see if Computacenter Plc made the list?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zaven Boyrazian does not hold any positions in the companies mentioned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Self-Invested Personal Pension, or SIPP, is arguably one of the most powerful retirement-saving tools in a British&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":620625,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[138,246,111,139,69,244,245],"class_list":["post-620624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-personal-finance","tag-business","tag-finance","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-personal-finance","tag-personalfinance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=620624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620624\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/620625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=620624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=620624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=620624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}