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Employers should look at a broader benefits package when trying to attract or retain employees.

We are all aware that there continues to be a shortage of skilled labour in the construction sector and employers are finding it difficult to attract and retain staff.  Employers realise that to try to attract staff they need to be creative and have launched a number of different initiatives.  However, beyond these initiatives, prospective […]

New Year, New Decade

In this edition of Irish Building Magazine, we look forward to a New Year, a new decade and what might the future the hold in the pensions’ world. It doesn’t seem that long ago since we celebrated the arrival of the new century and now we are into the 3rd decade of that century – […]

Planning for your retirement?

We mean two things when we talk about planning for retirement.  The first plan is to set up a pension scheme, either a personal pension or participation in your employer sponsored occupational pension scheme.  Then you will need to regularly contribute, throughout your working life with the aim of accumulating a pot of money, which […]

The Benefits of reading your benefit statement.

If you have a pension plan do you read and understand your annual benefit statement? If you don’t here’s some free advice! In Milestone Advisory, I spend the majority of my time with clients who are approaching retirement or who have already reached this particular milestone.  This part of the financial lifecycle is about taking […]

Interested in reducing your Tax Bill?

Making contributions to a pension plan could be the answer to reducing your tax bill. Did you know that you can make a contribution to a pension plan before the 31st October each year and claim tax relief for the previous year? October 31st (or 12th November 2019 if you use the Revenue Online Services (ROS) […]

Why Diversify?

Famed economist and Nobel Prize winner Harry Markowitz called diversification “the only free lunch in finance.” The thought is that by diversifying, an investor gets the benefit of reduced risk while sacrificing little in expected returns over the long run. Diversification is a technique that reduces risk by allocating investments in various different asset classes. […]

What to look for in a pension plan?

We all know the many good reasons to contribute to a pension arrangement – but when setting up a pension plan or reviewing your current arrangement, what is important? In this edition of Irish Building Magazine, we offer five points that we believe you should always consider. Will the pension plan meet your needs? The most […]

3 reasons to start reducing your 2018 tax bill right now!

If you are self-employed, you will more than likely be relieved that the tax deadline has come and gone again. Accountants have been paid, all expenses have been gathered and many of you have made pension contributions to reduce your tax liabilities. Everyone has now hopefully closed off their 2017 tax liabilities and the self-employed […]