Every year from now, more Irish people will reach the State Pension Age of 66. That Pension Age rises to age 67 in 2021 and to age 68 in 2028. […]
What will your financial position be at retirement?
Ireland’s population is growing, living longer and getting older. The number of people over 65 will jump from 1:8 to 1:6 by 2030 and the number of people over 85 […]
Time for a retirement reality check?
Approved Retirement Funds [ARFs], introduced by the Finance Act, 1999, were seen by many as freeing them from the ‘shackles’ of the annuity market. However, experience shows too many people […]
What is the flexible retirement challenge?
The Finance Act, 1999 introduced flexible options on retirement for many pension arrangements. This has had a massive impact on the choices available to people when accessing their retirement benefits. […]
Should I consider consolidating my pension funds?
The recently published 2018 Deloitte Millennial Survey found that 43% of those surveyed see themselves leaving their current jobs within two years. Only 28% plan on staying beyond five years. This […]
What is the Pension time bomb?
For many years, the subject of the ‘pensions’ time-bomb’ and what to do about it has been discussed in Ireland. We have had reports, new products, pension levies but the […]