We all want to give our children the best possible start in life and a good education is a top priority. However, this can be a lot more costly than you might realise. The cost of putting just one child through school and university can easily run into tens of thousands of euro. If you […]

Before deciding what to do with your money, it’s important to have a plan. Here are some simple steps to get started. Set your savings goal: In order to start saving I always ask clients the question; ‘What are you saving for?’. It is a lot easier to save if you have an end goal […]

DECEMBER 2016 (MAGAZINE)BY DANIEL BEN-AMI, CARLO SVALUTO MOREOLO Source: https://www.ipe.com/reports/special-reports/outlook-2017/outlook-2017-political-focus-europe/10016364.fullarticle Germany Germany is facing the prospect of a populist party playing a greater political role after the federal elections in late summer or early August. Although the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD, Alternative for Germany) is unlikely to gain a place in government, it could win seats […]

Yesterday, the minister for finance, Michael Noonan delivered the Budget for 2017. We welcome confirmation of the increase in the Group A Threshold for Capital Acquisition Tax from €28,000 to €310,000 and that the Groups B & C have also been raised to €32,500 and €16,250 respectively. There was no specific mention to Exit Tax, […]

Third Level Education Costs A good education is the foundation for a successful future. However, many parents end up having to borrow to fund the significant costs of third level education. These costs can be particularly difficult to manage in the current climate on top of other existing loans including mortgages, car loans, etc… Free fees, but the costs […]

The media has gone into its annual ‘Pension Season’ frenzy with the October 31st deadline looming but what exactly is all the fuss about? Individuals who both pay and file their tax returns through the Revenue On Line Service (ROS) have until 12 November 2015 to pay a pension contribution and elect to backdate the […]

At this stage we are all fed with with the Greek story, the deal or no deal play has been going on far too long and in my opinion not taking away from the seriousness of the matter it has become like a school yard argument. It looks as though the next few days will […]

In a recent survey conducted by Standard Life almost 2/3rd of parents want to help their children onto the property ladder. Unfortunately as we are all aware it is not quite as straightforward as this and many obstacles (revenue / economic climate)  have presented themselves over recent years. Below we have picked out some of […]

Your Experience of Financial Advice? As a relatively new entrant into the world of Financial Advice, the one thing that I have noticed and I am definitely not alone when I say this is that Financial Advisers have a bad reputation. Obviously this reputation comes from individual personal experience when dealing with financial advisers. One […]

Usually the summer months tend to be quiet on the financial markets, however this year things are going to be a whole lot different. The big elephant in the room at the moment is Greece, nobody’s quite sure if they will strike a deal with the ECB and meet their debt deadline or if we […]