New ways of working and retiring are being experienced. We are all different. At Nelson Life we appreciate that the attitudes and behavious of the senior members of our population is definitely different to that in the past. The new 50+ is definitely healthier, and more active than ever – taking a much more proactive […]
Author: Rory
Pension tax relief for GMS & HSE health professionals
In the recent Budget there were no real major changes to pension tax relief. Read Nelson Life Budget 2018 here. Depending upon your employment category – Employee, Self Employed, Dual income or Director – there are many different types of pension contact that you can use to claim relief. The types of policy you may […]
Income tax deadline – pension advice.
How to reduce your 2017 tax bill by making a pension investment: By contributing to a new or existing pension contract BEFORE 31 October 2018 or 14 November 2018 (Revenue On Line Service) you can elect to back date the tax relief to the 2017 tax year. If you need pension advice then please do […]
Nelson Life Budget 2019 key points
Please read our Nelson Life Budget summary 2019 Pensions NO CHANGE: Tax Relief – Employee Pension Contributions – This will continue at the marginal rate of income tax, however, subject to the Age Related Contribution Limits and Earnings Cap, if applicable (and overall Revenue Maximum Approved Benefit limits) NO CHANGE : Tax Relief – Employer […]
Medical professionals and your pension investment
Many medical professional are unaware of the attractive benefits that apply to making Additional Voluntary Contributions. In addition, you can now have control on how your pension money is invested – diversify your annual investment or even invest into shares or lower cost ETFs. If you are an employee of the HSE did you know […]
SSIA money scheme returning?
ARE YOU READY TO START SAVING? With all the talk of a new SSIA style incentive scheme being introduced today – this is a great opportunity to review your savings goals. Saving is an important cornerstone of all financial plans – saving is a good thing. Much of the media talk is about the splurge […]
Your financial advice needs change.
As we get older our financial advice needs and focus changes. Financial plans are not only for the 40 somethings – most of the successful people I know have been making educated financial decisions since their first job. Those that make a financial plan & act on financial advice earlier have a better opportunity to […]
Investment advice & deposits.
Making sure that you have sufficient money available in the event of an emergency, job change, unexpected change in health or accident, is one of the first steps in building a financial plan. However, with current demand access rates as low as 0.50% AER Gross variable (our best rate), this means that you are not […]
Why you don’t need life insurance.
You probably don’t need life insurance if you are single, no large debts, own a property mortgage free or are financially independent. However, most of our new customers are highly uninsured, especially if they either are parent(s) with young child/children business owner with an underfunded pension scheme employee with a small level of death in […]
10 good reasons to invest into your pension
For some people the State pension is sufficient to provide a basic level of income. Others may have an opportunity to accumulate wealth without using pension schemes – perhaps through their business ventures or other assets (savings, inheritance or property). However, most people will want to supplement what they have with some form of pension […]
