The government, pension providers and financial advisers such as us expend quite a bit of time and energy encouraging individuals to take control of their retirement planning. After all, we’re all becoming more aware of the folly of relying on the state if we want to maintain even a half decent lifestyle in retirement. But […]

As financial advisers helping our clients to build a better financial future for themselves, we are talking to clients every day about a whole range of issues in relation to their personal finances. With some clients, we are helping them with their retirement planning and to build diversified and risk adjusted investment portfolios. We also […]

We received quite a number of comments after the article in our last newsletter about Ireland’s future €440bn state pension issue. A number of our readers were shocked about the size of the problem facing the country. They were also shocked that this problem is not being faced up to at all by politicians of […]

5 Principles of Sound Investing Investing today can be a bit of a minefield. You could end up paralysed by fear, worrying about the possible impact of the likes of Brexit, market fluctuations, elections here and abroad and terrorism threats! However as your financial adviser, we remain focused on your long-term investment and pension objectives, […]

We all want the best for our children, as we help them every day to build up their social skills, develop relationships, maximise their education opportunities and most of all be happy children! We can also help them in a financial sense too. Below first of all are a few valuable lessons you can teach […]

Ireland needs €440bn to address its pensions problem. Now has that got your attention? Particularly when you compare this to our National Debt figure, a (not so) meagre figure of €208bn that gets so much attention, and was such an important input into the policies of all of the parties in in the recent election. […]

There is a lot that you can do yourself to help build a stronger financial future! Here are a few ideas that if you can turn them into habits, will transform your every day relationship with money for the better. Don’t be a financial drifter Don’t just drift along spending money in an ad-hoc fashion […]

A New Year means New Year Resolutions. Getting back to the gym, maybe pounding the pavements, trying to improve your diet. Well if your financial health is not where you want it to be, a resolution that should be top of the list is to come and talk to us. And we suggest that you […]

We really sat up and took note of some analysis carried out by the stockbroker Davy into the Irish banks that was carried out a few months ago. The analysis found that there is €50bn (yes €50 billion!) sitting in current accounts in Ireland. Yes current accounts, not deposit accounts! And how much do the […]

The eyes of young people often glaze over when the subject of pensions is raised. After all, pensions are for old people, aren’t they? Well yes, the payment of pensions only happens when you retire. However to get to that point, you need to build up a pension fund. And that certainly is not a […]