Plan now for the Trip of a Lifetime While of course it is important to plan for the rainy day, why not plan for sunnier days also! Why not plan for that trip of a lifetime that you have always aspired towards but never seem to be able to get? Start the New Year off in...

Setting up a pension plan for the right reasons With only days left to the tax deadline for 2016 tax returns, many people over the past few weeks have contemplated paying in to a pension in order to claim tax relief on their 2016 return. While this is extremely...

Celebrating success with the Dr. Crokes Family What a fantastic couple of days. Sunday was a special day as my beloved Dr. Crokes retained the Kerry County Championship title, winning it for the 6th time in 8 years, reflecting on lucky to be around to witness arguably...

Women and Pensions... the earlier you start the better Why is it that just a third of women own a pension despite the fact that women make up over 50% of the workforce? And why is it that according to a recent Standard Life survey, it was revealed that 71% of women...

What would you do if a key person in your business fell ill? Read my blog on protecting your greatest business assets... Over my 30 years of working in financial services, I have met with many self-employed and company directors, whose common theme when discussing the...

It's never too soon to start an education fund for your child In less than two weeks, the first offers from CAO will be out with your child looking forward to starting the next phase of their lives with the start of college life. For some parents it is a stressful...