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Introduction to Pension Advice
Learn about pension advice and how it can help secure your financial future.
ARF Investment Strategies Explained
Understanding Approved Retirement Fund investment strategies for your retirement.
Why Reviewing Your Pension Matters
Discover the importance of regular pension reviews to maximise your retirement income.
What Sets PensionAdvice.ie Apart
Learn what makes our pension advice service unique and client-focused.
UK to Ireland Pension Transfers: What to Know
Essential information about transferring your UK pension to Ireland.
Your Guide to UK Pension Transfers
A comprehensive guide to the UK pension transfer process.
Portfolio Construction and Risk Explained
Understanding how pension portfolios are constructed and risk is managed.
Can You Access Your Pension From Age 50?
Find out if you're eligible to access your pension early from age 50.
Technology-Led Cashflow Planning
How technology helps plan your retirement cashflow for the future.
Guides & Reports
Make the Right Retirement Choice
Your Guide to Retirement Options
Discover tax-free lump sums, ARFs, and annuities — and which is right for you.
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Is Your Final Salary Pension Worth More?
Guide to Defined Benefit Transfer Values
Understand your transfer options before making this life-changing decision.
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Retirement Relief for Company Directors: How Pensions Play Their Part
Selling or transferring a family company can be almost entirely free of Capital Gains Tax. Getting there cleanly, and making the most of it, usually depends on a pension strategy that started years earlier.
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Tax-Efficient Retirement Planning for Business Owners: Using Company Profits to Fund Your Pension
For business owners, a pension isn't just a retirement savings plan — it's one of the most tax-efficient ways to move money out of the company and into your own future.
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PRB vs PRSA: What's the Difference and Which Should You Transfer To?
Both let you move an old pension into your own name. The difference comes down to flexibility — whether you might want to keep contributing, and when you can access it.
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Buy-Out Bonds Explained: Your Pension Options After Leaving an Employer
When you leave an employer, your pension doesn't have to stay tied to their scheme. A Buy-Out Bond moves it entirely into your name — here's how it actually works.
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What Are Leaving Service Options, and How Do You Actually Request Them?
Every pension you leave behind with a former employer comes with a formal set of choices attached. Here's what that document is, and how it's actually obtained — including the one signature that lets us do the chasing for you.
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Redundancy and Early Pension Access: Is It the Right Move?
If you're 50 or over when made redundant, you may be able to access your pension immediately. Just because you can doesn't automatically mean you should — here's how to think it through.
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ARF vs Annuity: Which Retirement Income Option Is Right for You?
Once you've taken your tax-free lump sum, the rest of your pension fund needs a home. Neither option is universally better — the right choice depends on how much certainty you want versus how much flexibility you need.
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The 10-Year Rule — What Irish Residents Need to Know Before Drawing Their UK Pension
Before you take a single penny from your QROPS, there is one question you need to answer with absolute certainty: have you been non-UK resident for 10 full UK tax years?
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Tax-Free Lump Sums Explained: How Much of Your Pension Can You Take Tax-Free?
Most people know they get “a lump sum, tax-free” from their pension. The details matter more than that — and getting them wrong can mean an unexpected tax bill or missing out on money you're actually entitled to.
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Can You Retire at 50 in Ireland? Early Access Rules Explained
Fifty doesn't feel like retirement age — but under Irish pension rules, it's the earliest point many people can legally access their pension. Here's who qualifies, what you can take out, and why “can I?” isn't the same question as “should I?”
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The 25% Overseas Transfer Charge — Does It Apply to Your UK Pension?
A quarter of your pension fund disappearing to HMRC before it even lands in Ireland is a devastating outcome — and one that is entirely avoidable if you understand the rules and plan correctly.
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Made Redundant? 10 Things to Consider — and What Happens to Your Pension
Redundancy is stressful enough without having to figure out the financial implications alone. Here's a clear guide to your rights, your money, and your pension options — in plain English.
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Master Trust or PRSA — Which Is Right for Your Business?
Executive pensions are gone. The two main options left are a Master Trust and a PRSA. Here's how they compare — and how to choose the right one for your situation.
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Should You Transfer Your UK Final Salary Pension to Ireland?
Defined benefit pensions offer guaranteed income for life — but that doesn't always mean you should keep them in the UK. Here's what to consider.
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Halfway Through 2026, Where Next for Markets?
Global markets close the first half of 2026 on a positive note — AI confidence returning, European inflation cooling, and Japan leading the year's gains.
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The UK Pension Age Is Rising to 57 in 2028. Here's What It Means for You
If you have a UK pension and were planning to access it at 55, a significant rule change is coming — and it affects Irish residents too.
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QROPS PRB vs QROPS PRSA: Which Is Right for You?
When transferring your UK pension to Ireland, you'll be offered two main options. Here's how they differ — and how to choose the right one.
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Just Been Made Redundant? Here's What Happens to Your Pension
Redundancy is stressful enough — your pension shouldn't add to that. Here's what to know and what to do.
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Is Your Pension Actually Working for You?
Most people set up a pension and never look at it again. Here's why that could be costing you — and what a proper review can uncover.
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Running Your Own Business? Your Pension Could Be Your Biggest Tax Break
Directors and self-employed people in Ireland have access to pension options most employees don't — and the tax benefits can be substantial.
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Got Old Pensions Scattered Around? Here's What to Do
Changed jobs a few times? You could have pension pots sitting forgotten with old employers — and it might be costing you more than you think.
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Could You Access Your Pension From Age 50?
More people are eligible for early retirement than they realise — and the options available to you may be more flexible than you expect.
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Did You Work in the UK? Your Pension Doesn't Have to Stay There
Thousands of people living in Ireland have pension money sitting in the UK. Moving it home is more straightforward than you might think.
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