Category: Retirement planning

Irish Life ran a great ad ran last year, showing women queueing up at an ice-cream van on a summer’s day to buy a 99. Imagine their disappointment to be told they could only be served a “77”. What’s that? Well, it’s the same ice-cream, but yours is 22% smaller.  Heck, even the flake is … Continued

I currently have my savings in a number of cash accounts, here in Ireland, earning not more than 0.25%. I am at an advanced age and would like to invest €100,000 in secure low risk investments. Can you advise me what I should do and how to go about doing it? – HL, Ireland Recent … Continued

If your employer pays over your contributions, then they’ll typically handle the tax deductions for you.  But if you’re paying into a personal pension each month from your own bank account, you’ll need to let Revenue know so that they can adjust your tax credits. Here’s Moneycube’s handy guide to claim your tax credit on … Continued

Bank of Ireland recently decided to charge negative interest rates on individual pensions set up through trustees.  Are you affected?  We’ve set out the key facts and some options to consider. If you’d like to discuss how Moneycube can help you get to grips with this change, get in touch. What’s happened? It’s become clear … Continued

The government really wants you to save for your retirement.  So they offer three great tax advantages to encourage you to save into your pension. Here’s Moneycube’s explainer on the three tax concessions for pension savers.  Read how tax relief on pensions in Ireland works, how much you can claim, and how that will accelerate … Continued

Financial planning has a bit of a bad name: boring AND expensive.  But done right, a financial plan is a roadmap to financial freedom, confidence and security. It’s true that you can spend a lot of money with some advisors, developing a plan covering all aspects of your financial life over many years.  And if … Continued

When you leave a job, you’ll need to make decisions about your company pension. You should receive a letter setting out the options you have to deal with your pension fund.  We’ve set out what the most common options mean over here. This blog explains the documents you’ll receive, and how the process of moving … Continued

Coronavirus hit the financial markets in a big way during March. As a result, many pension savers will have seen a drop in the value of their savings over the last few weeks. So should you take action? Read our five-point guide to find out what it all means for your retirement fund, and why … Continued

 What a month that was for investors. In the space of 30 days: World shares fell by 16.7% in Euro terms The S&P 500 recorded the 7 largest ever one-day points gains (yes, gains) Oil dropped to its lowest price since 2002 The market’s ‘fear index’, the VIX, hit its highest level ever on 16 … Continued