By Mary Burke BA (HONS), QFA RPA You’re sitting at your kitchen table on a Sunday evening, laptop open, staring at your pension dashboard. The numbers look good on paper, but there’s something still nagging at you… The spreadsheets show progress. The pension’s growing. The investments are performing. But you still catch yourself wondering: […]
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By Cleona Kinahan M.Sc CFP® Smart investing in Ireland isn’t about chasing trends – it’s about building momentum through strategy, consistency, and clarity. For financially focused professionals and business owners, it’s less about what you invest in and more about how you approach it. You’re not just seeking returns – you’re looking for control,
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By Cleona Kinahan M.Sc CFP® QFA FLIA “Schools teach you how to work for money, but don’t teach how to make it work for you.” — Robert Kiyosaki 1. Spend less than you earn This is a discipline. In order to achieve this goal, you have to know where your money is going each
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In the dynamic landscape of business ownership, planning for the future is essential. One often-overlooked aspect of financial planning for business owners is corporate savings. Corporate savings represent a valuable tool for business owners seeking to enhance financial resilience, optimize tax efficiency, and secure long-term prosperity. Only withdrawals, surrenders, maturities, assignments, events every eight
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GET FINANCIALLY FIT for 2024!!! It’s time to improve your overall financial knowledge Get clear on your options. Taking the time to understand your current financial position will help you identify the challenges that you may face (both now and in the future). The sooner you identify these, the sooner you can remedy them
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For most people, having a family requires some financial adjustments to cover the costs of childcare, education, and essentials. Not to mention all the day-to-day expenses that crop up. However, one expense is for certain … from the time your child is born you know when they’ll start school, when they’ll go to secondary school
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To what degree do you expect the business to form part of your assets? How do you view your business in the context of your overall financial goals? You might find that relying on your business to fund your retirement restricts your options for the future… Building and maintaining a new business
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The basic goal of estate and gift tax planning is to ensure that as much of your assets and property, whether they are gifted during your lifetime or bequeathed in your Will, are transferred with as little taxation consequences as possible. With careful estate and tax planning, it is possible to minimize or even
Personal Financial Planning is not always a priority for business owners, company directors and those in senior positions. Increasingly busy schedules and demanding responsibilities often mean retirement planning is put on the back burner. You’re losing out on significant tax relief on retirement savings and investment opportunities by not prioritising your retirement. Your pension should
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