Transitioning to retirement is a once-in-a-lifetime event. Make this one change then.
- June 8, 2019
- Bob Quinn
- Financial Planning
Did your mother ever say to you as a child, “Would you jump off a cliff if somebody told you to?” It’s not just a childish thing – we can still have that compulsion as adults to do what everybody else is doing. This week I’m looking at how you should arrange your retirement finances. Clue: it involves ignoring what everybody else does.
Three questions to ask yourself when thinking about retirement
- May 18, 2019
- Bob Quinn
- Estate Planning; Financial Planning; Pensions
A sound financial plan for retirement can’t be designed unless you have a clear view of what retirement is going to look like. Most of us are clear on what we are retiring from, but do we know what we are retiring to? I have three questions for you this week.
Someone should tell Suze Orman to p**s off
- April 20, 2019
- Bob Quinn
- Financial Planning
Happy Easter! Budgeting is a hot topic in blogs and the personal finance pages of MSM – but is it a game changer? One so-called expert recently claimed that if you were to save the money you typically spend on fancy coffee, you would amass a tidy sum that many people would be happy to retire on. But she’s full of shi…
What’s his is mine, right?
- March 30, 2019
- Bob Quinn
- Financial Planning; Pensions
60% of women in the US over 65 are single, divorced or widowed. In Ireland, with women living on average 4 years longer than men, and the small but growing divorce rate, there is a strong likelihood that women will need to, for at least some of their later years, live by their own means. Are you prepared?
In search of security
- March 16, 2019
- Bob Quinn
- Estate Planning; Financial Planning
Is there any sense occupying a family home which is now surplus to requirements? Nobody is ever obliged to sell, but there are a few benefits. However, what impact will this have on the extended family if that’s the decision you ultimately make?
The definition of insanity? You.
- March 2, 2019
- Bob Quinn
- Financial Planning
A friend did a business course recently and the tutor encouraged the participants to stop what they were doing once a day and ask themselves “Is what I’m doing now contributing to my success?” I like the idea of questioning our logic for doing what we’ve always done. I don’t expect you to do it very day, but you should certainly be doing it every time a major event in life comes along.
On your marks, get set…
- January 5, 2019
- Bob Quinn
- Financial Planning; General
A big welcome to the many new subscribers to my mailing list over Christmas, and thanks to my many loyal readers for sticking around. 2018 may have slipped by in a flash, but don’t let 2019 go by without doing some all important planning for your future.
Don’t get caught offside by investing in GBP denominated investments
- December 15, 2018
- Bob Quinn
- Financial Planning
It’s hard to ignore Brexit at the moment but if you have an investment in sterling with a fixed end date in the near future, you have more skin in the game than most. This week I look at what to do with a GBP denominated investment. PS, I was in studio with Ivan Yates earlier this week advising on claiming back tax reliefs before year end. The link to the podcast is below. Take a listen.