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We’ll be helping you get to grips with pensions and sharing more information with you in the lead up to Pensions Awareness Week.

Guiding you from starting a pension up to what to do to get ready for retirement. Check in for blogs and news from some of our incredible partners!

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Ten ways to ensure your pension doesn’t fall short in retirement

18 Sept 2024

By Brian O Nuallain, Investment Sales Lead at Royal London Ireland It has never been more important to ensure that your pension doesn’t fall short in retirement. The recent cost-of-living crisis highlighted the impact that inflation can have on the retirement income of pensioners – with a survey by the charity Alone[1] finding that three […]

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The Irish Pension Challenge and its Implications for the 2020s

21 Sept 2023

This guest blog comes from our friends at LIA for Pensions Awareness Week 2023. Kevin McConnell, Chief Executive, GEM Strategic This is a summary of a full article that first appeared in the September 2023 issue of LIA’s The Advantage journal. Ireland’s economy has been thriving over the past 5 years, driving net wealth to over […]

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Bonds: The Great Reset

14 Sept 2023

An article by one of our sponsors – DAVY The fixed income asset class has been shunned by global investors for many years – and who can blame them? Bond yields have traded at low or even negative levels up until recently. At a staggering US$127 trillion, it is a large asset class to overlook, […]

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Starting a Pension for Business Owners & Company Directors

5 Sept 2023

This guest blog comes from our friends at Zurich Life for Pensions Awareness Week 2023.Today, despite the many challenges faced by customers because of high inflation and the cost-of-living rises,many SME businesses have shown remarkable resilience and flourished with the result that they haveaccumulated cash assets in the company. Good forward-thinking business planning means that SME […]

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What risk category am I, and why?

25 Jul 2022

Imagine yourself in 5 or 10 years. Talk to your future self. Will you look back and thank you for starting now? This is your opportunity to take control, get on board and reward yourself for doing something for yourself. Pensions Awareness Week is here to help you with a roadmap to secure your financial future.

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Climate and your pension

25 Jul 2022

Imagine yourself in 5 or 10 years. Talk to your future self. Will you look back and thank you for starting now? This is your opportunity to take control, get on board and reward yourself for doing something for yourself. Pensions Awareness Week is here to help you with a roadmap to secure your financial future.

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Pension Investment Options

19 Sept 2021

Imagine yourself in 5 or 10 years. Talk to your future self. Will you look back and thank you for starting now? This is your opportunity to take control, get on board and reward yourself for doing something for yourself. Pensions Awareness Week is here to help you with a roadmap to secure your financial future.

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What’s a self-directed pension, and why should I choose one?

8 Sept 2021

Imagine yourself in 5 or 10 years. Talk to your future self. Will you look back and thank you for starting now? This is your opportunity to take control, get on board and reward yourself for doing something for yourself. Pensions Awareness Week is here to help you with a roadmap to secure your financial future.

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Pensions Frame of Mind

15 Aug 2021

Imagine yourself in 5 or 10 years. Talk to your future self. Will you look back and thank you for starting now? This is your opportunity to take control, get on board and reward yourself for doing something for yourself. Pensions Awareness Week is here to help you with a roadmap to secure your financial future.

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