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‘What am I for?’ Katie Taylor faces the same retirement question we all do, just sooner
7+ hour, 56+ min ago (413+ words) What will Katie Taylor will do next? After her Croke Park farewell, she was asked by reporters, and the answer was a little vague: put the feet up, relax, stuff my face with chocolates. Okay, she didn’t mention chocolates. But…...
Auto-enrolment brings jump in private pension numbers – but widespread worries remain
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (453+ words) The number of people with private pensions has risen significantly over the past year, but less than half believe they will be able to afford a good standard of living in retirement, new research from the Competition and Consumer Protection…...
Lessons for a happy retirement from a year interviewing Ireland’s top leaders
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (1100+ words) Who am I when I’m no longer working every day? Am I still a professional if I’ve retired from my job? What’s my purpose now? What will I do with all that free time? These vexing questions hit too many…...
Why are Irish people saving so much?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1171+ words) Some good news for those who are intending to provide options under the new State personal investment account: Irish households are saving even more than was previously thought. That means there should be plenty of spare cash ready to be…...
Pensions: In pursuit of financial security... although chilly reality awaits
1+ week, 1+ day ago (367+ words) “The sums don’t add up.” That was the succinct assessment of Irish Life executive Oisín Ó’Shaughnessy about the financial security people anticipate in retirement and the reality that awaits them. Too many people assume that just because they have got…...
Money and health the big concerns as living to 100 becomes a reality – survey
1+ week, 2+ day ago (512+ words) Barely three in 10 people are confident they could fund a significantly longer life as projections suggest around one in four children born today can expect to live to 100 years of age. “Populations are ageing across the world in developed countries…...
Ireland’s financial literacy drive may have another pay-off: less crime
1+ week, 2+ day ago (306+ words) Ireland recently appointed its first financial literacy ambassadors, with financial education set to play a role in the new savings and investment (SIA) account. Could financial literacy also have an unexpected benefit: reducing crime? A recent US study published in…...
Personal investment accounts likely to engage 85 per cent of Irish adults â survey â The Irish Times
2+ week, 1+ day ago (436+ words) More than eight in 10 people plan to put money into the personal investment accounts the Government expects to unveil in the budget. More than half say they will invest sums of up to €250 each month, a survey by Royal London…...
Working for longer is not an inevitability
2+ week, 1+ day ago (198+ words) Sir, – Your columnist Pat Leahy states that to pay for pensions “people will inevitably have to work longer” (“Irish workers are going to have to work for longer. Politicians should face up to this”, August 30th). This is not an inevitability....
Will putting our savings in Raisin create issues for executor if we die?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (904+ words) My wife and I are in our early 80s. At present we have a six-figure sum in a deposit account with one of our local Irish banks which attracts only minimal interest. We have been looking at alternative institutions which would…...