Overseas Pensions (UK)
Three million savers with ‘final salary’ pensions have 50:50 chance of losing up to a fifth of their income.’ Recent article in The Telegraph – according to the article this is because employers have made unaffordable promises and may have to be re ...
Posted by Val on 20 Oct 2017.
Pension Top up : time is running out for 2016 top ups.
At FitzGerald Flynn we are always looking for something new and tomorrow we will publish the pension changes made in budget 2017. Remember investing in your pension is still the best way to reduce your tax liability. A 35 year old on the marginal tax ...
Posted by Val on 10 Oct 2017.
Pension Top : running out of time
At FitzGerald we are always looking for something new. Tomorrow we will list all the pension changes for 2017, remember pension contributions are still the easiest way to reduce your tax bill for 2016 and save for your retirement. A 35 year old ...
Posted by Val on 10 Oct 2017.
Pension Top Up
Now is the time to look at topping up you pension for 2016 or start one for 2017. For the self employed the annual revenue returns are just around the corner for 2016. It is the easiest way to reduce your tax liability for 2016. At FitzGerald Flynn w ...
Posted by Val on 04 Oct 2017.
Costs and Pensions
Getting What You Don’t Pay For September 2017 Costs matter. Whether you’re buying a car or selecting an investment strategy, the costs you expect to pay are likely to be an important factor in making any major financial decision. People rely o ...
Posted by Val on 08 Sep 2017.
Invest or not that is the question?
Ask yourself the question why invest? Did you know Your Money Today Will Likely Buy Less Tomorrow In 1914 € 0.03 = 1 litre of Milk ...
Posted by Val on 11 Aug 2017.
Invest or not that is the question?
Ask yourself the question why invest? Did you know Your Money Today Will Likely Buy Less Tomorrow In 1914 € 0.03 = 1 litre of Milk ...
Posted by Val on 11 Aug 2017.
Economic review 2017
A brief review of the markets 2017. Markets have been in an upward trajectory for over eight years and this trend has continued in 2017 on the back of improving economic data globally, good corporate earnings growth and the expectation o ...
Posted by Val on 19 Jul 2017.
QROPS and overseas pensions
QROPS " Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme" recently in the UK they changed the rules for QROPS, moving a pension from the UK, Isle of Man, Jersey is complicated but at FitzGerald Flynn we have expert advisers who specialise in overse ...
Posted by Val on 02 Jun 2017.
Life Protection, Family Protection
A leading Insurance company did a survey recently on which parents take action to predict their future, the findings were really interesting.2 in 5 parents read star signs to predict their futures1 in 7 have visited a fortune teller3 in 10 parents ha ...
Posted by Val on 02 Jun 2017.
Quarterly Market Review
Quarterly Market Review Developed equity markets continued to advance over the quarter, with most developed markets posting positive returns in EUR terms. Emerging markets as a group had strong performance during the quarter outperforming develo ...
Posted by Val on 12 May 2017.
Saving and Investing
Saving and investing for your future is something everyone knows they should do. The reality is that life can get in the way. Below is the financial advice adults would give to their younger selves: Start saving earlier for the future.Don’t use ...
Posted by Val on 02 May 2017.
Market Watch quarter one 2017
The headlines last week were understandably dominated by Brexit after the triggering of Article 50 and, if the furore over Gibraltar is anything to go by, we are in for a long, complicated and at times potentially quite surreal process. It is going ...
Posted by Val on 04 Apr 2017.
Life Insurance continued
A recent survey of financial brokers has shown that the public are now waking up to the reality that they are needlessly paying too much for their mortgage protection and life cover. Below are five good reasons to switch and save,on your mortgage p ...
Posted by Val on 20 Feb 2017.
Life Assurance " update for 2017"
Did you know 1 in 3 parents have no life cover?We’ve been speaking to people across Ireland to find out more about why and how they buy life insurance and to identify key opportunities and market potential. Here are just some of the things they ...
Posted by Val on 07 Feb 2017.
A Long-Term Perspective on Short-Term Volatility
This deck of slides has been compiled to help illustrate to clients how short-term movements (volatility) can be uncomfortable at the time, but reduce in significance over time. It presents a graph of market performance (the MSCI ACWI index) over in ...
Posted by Val on 07 Feb 2017.
A Long Term Perpective on short term volatility
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Posted by Val on 07 Feb 2017.
The Benefits of Diversification
It is generally accepted that diversification is a good thing for investors. One reason is that holding many different assets reduces the volatility (or variability of returns) of your portfolio; when one asset performs badly another may perfor ...
Posted by Val on 16 Jan 2017.
Pension Calculator
At FitzGerald Flynn we are always looking for something new, we have added a great pension calculator to our services section, remember it is the best way to reduce your taxes by investing in a pension. Call us at FitzGerald Flynn for all your pensio ...
Posted by Val on 18 Nov 2016.
Making money in low interest rate environment
There are many ways to get a better return, but not many without taking a risk, the best way is still using the limits on earned income and investing in your pension, for those who have a cash fund built up there are other types of investment that on ...
Posted by Val on 17 Oct 2016.
