Explore pensions and retirement planning from featured pension experts. Each blog will open a new tab.
I’m 64 and I’m about to retire soon. I’m on a defined contribution pension scheme with my company, and my employer’s pension provider is asking me to choose between buying an annuity and…
Read on Moneycube
If you live in Ireland but worked in the UK during your career, there’s a good chance you’re entitled to the UK state pension as well as your Irish one. As the rules will change soon,…
Read on Moneycube
This year, it’s been impossible to ignore the markets. Driven by inflation, war supply chain shortages, there have been significant declines in most markets, followed by a partial…
Read on Moneycube
Pensions Awareness Week Ireland (PAW) is back and bigger than ever! Join Moneycube and over twenty other contributors from 19 – 23 September to create a roadmap for your financial…
Read on Moneycube
I pay €600 into my pension each month. But money is getting tighter – and on top of that, my pension’s performance has been woeful this year. Should I stop paying in until things settle?…
Read on Moneycube
My pension is invested in three funds with one of the big pension companies in Ireland. Its performance seems very poor. I know that investments can go down as well as up – but can I do…
Read on Moneycube
It’s never too late to start a pension. And with generous tax relief, longer lifespans and lots of investment options, it’s almost always worth doing. Moneycube explains why, and what…
Read on Moneycube
Pensions in Ireland can get complicated, but truth be told, many of us have the same questions. Moneycube is here to help with our Pensions FAQ! From why you should start one, to cashing…
Read on Moneycube
A person who’s approaching retirement today, could spend as much time in retirement as they did while working. Planning for how you’ll fund it is vital. We’ve been speaking with…
Read on Moneycube
There’s no doubt that the Irish pensions landscape could benefit from being simpler. So the abolition of Approved Minimum Retirement Funds, or AMRFs from 1 January 2022 is broadly to be…
Read on Moneycube
The effects of new European Union legislation IORP II (Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision) last year are beginning to be felt in Ireland. Up to now, the focus has been on…
Read on Moneycube
For most of us, combining old pensions into the one that’s on offer with a new job is a missed opportunity. Read why
Read on Moneycube
