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The suggestions include the following areas, with both general advice and recommendations specifically for you.

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General Guidance

EARLY AND OFTEN is the rule of thumb with planning for long term goals. Then you can benefit from the impact of compounding returns.

Remember, under current Irish Revenue Rules, the maximum pension fund that can avail of tax relief is €2m.

Specific Recommendations

To maintain your current standard of living in retirement (from age 67) we estimate that you should aim for a minimum retirement pot of .

This assumes a smoothed inflation rate of 2.5% over the period to your retirement, a net drawdown rate of 2.5%, after inflation, in retirement. These assumptions do not allow for any potential social welfare entitlements.

Based on the current value of your existing pension pot, you should aim for total monthly contributions of per month.
(Note, this monthly amount is gross of income tax and includes any employer contributions that you may be entitled to).

This assumes a smoothed investment return of 6% over the period after fees and charges. This output is an approximation based on the detail you have input.

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General Guidance

Should you moved on from this world while others are dependent on your earning capacity their quality of life will be impacted due to loss of household income to pay for their standard of living. It is important to also consider the need to insure a partner’s life, or someone who your household bubble is dependent on.

For this reason, people take out life cover policies on their lives so that in the event of their death a lump sum is made available to their estate to meet these lifestyle costs until they are no longer required.

Any benefit here will be liable to Inheritance Tax in the hands of the beneficiaries subject to their group thresholds (as dictated by their relationship to you), some potential exemptions (such as spousal relief) and the legal structure of the plans.

Specific Recommendation

Based on your data entered and assuming a life assurance requirement for your dependents until your retirement age of 67 we can estimate a life cover need today for your household of .

This need is reduced by any life cover policies that you already have in place, including mortgage protection. This may also be reduced by any pension entitlements your estate may receive and social welfare if applicable.

If the figure above is a negative figure this suggests, based on the information you have input that you may be sufficiently covered based on your current circumstances.

Assumptions:
Lump sums will be invested at a net return of 6% per annum, inflation 2.5% throughout. Funeral/ Death expenses assumed at €15,000.

General Guidance

This is a form of insurance that pays a lump sum should the insured be diagnosed with a specified serious illness. Unfortunately, such an occurrence is more common that we would like and tends to leave an individual in a position where they are unable to work for 2-4 years. This lump sum is tax free in the hands of the person who pays the premiums and leaves the insured in a position to focus on getting well rather than worrying about finances.

Due to the length of time it can generally take to recover from a serious illness we would suggest a level of serious illness of between two to four years of expenses. This figure might be reduced by social welfare entitlements, any existing serious illness policies that you might have and any cover through your employment and savings that you might have.

Specific Recommendations

In your circumstances, assuming you have no other serious illness benefits we would suggest that you should have serious illness cover between a minimum of and a maximum of


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