Top 10: tips to manage your money

Taking out a life assurance policy is a bit of a grudge purchase for many of us. Yes, we know that it is necessary, as none of us want to contemplate the idea of a death in the family resulting in extreme financial hardship for those left behind.

Married couples can share tax credits if one person earns less than the other. You can be taxed as one unit and allowed some tax concessions not used by one spouse to be transferred to the other.

Make sure your family is protected It’s not a pleasant thought but have you ever considered how your family would cope without you? Your loved ones mean the world to you so it makes sense to plan for their future. At Gallivan Financial we can help you to find the right type of cover that will ensure that your family’s future is secure.

Transferring your UK pension back to Ireland Both Brexit and the growth in the Irish economy relative to the UK are encouraging emigrant workers to return to Ireland. Consequently, Irish pension providers are seeing an increase in people moving their pensions back to Ireland.

There was cause for celebration at St Mary of the Angels in Beaufort recently as the facility was awarded €10,000 from the Aviva Broker Community Fund.

Aviva Income & Protection payouts reach over €90m An analysis of the latest claims statistics from leading life and income protection provider Aviva show that the company has paid out in excess of €90m to almost 2,600 claimants in 2018 across its life protection business, with a payout rate of 91%. Cancer and heart conditions are the main drivers of claims across death benefit and specified illness claims while orthopaedic conditions are driving income protection claims.

Polisa na zycie: Czy Stac Cię na jei nieposiadanie? Polisa na życie może wydawać się kolejnym dodatkowym wydatkiem ale należy zadać sobie pytanie czy nas stać na nie posiadanie takiego zabezpieczenia.

Survey reveals that planning for retirement is not a priority for women According to a new survey commissioned by leading pensions provider Aviva, planning for retirement is way down the priority list for women in Ireland, with only (6%) of women surveyed perceiving it as being a high priority.