Pension Fund Performance – Are All Pension Funds The Same? If you have a Pension you probably understand that your Pension Fund to some degree is exposed to the performance of financial markets. When the world economy does well, your Pension rises in value, when it does poorly, your Pension falls in value. But why do some people with Pensions do better than others, even during volatile times? In this article I want to: Explain how your pension is invested. …
I am 65 years, retiring soon and about to access my pension – What options are available to me?
I am 65 years, retiring soon and about to access my pension – What options are available to me? When you access your pension and after getting your lump sum you will invariably be asked to choose what you wish to do with the balance of the fund. Your options at this point are typically: Purchase an Annuity or Invest in an ARF / AMRF It can be very difficult to choose between these two options. Let’s consider the pros …
How should I invest my Approved Retirement Fund? Investment Article Number 4 Jan 29th– ‘Soft Capital Protection’ explained
ARF Investment – Challenges In our first article we looked at some of the broader ARF investment challenges facing ARF & Pension investors. In Article 2, we looked at some specifics relating to traditional Deposit Funds, Bond Funds, Property Funds, Equity Funds & Commodities / Precious Metal Funds. Last week in Article 3, we explored the world of Absolute Return Funds, Multi Asset Funds, and Capital Secure Funds. In our final article I promised we would look into the sometimes-confusing …
How should I invest my Approved Retirement Fund? ARF Investment Fund New Horizons – Jan 18th Investment Article Number 3
In our first article we looked at some of the broader investment challenges facing ARF investors. Last week we looked at some specifics relating to traditional Deposit Funds, Bond Funds, Property Funds, Equity Funds & Commodities / Precious Metal Funds. This week we will look at some of the more complex fund options available on the Irish Market. These are: Absolute Return Funds Multi Asset Funds Capital Secure Funds Absolute Return Funds – Absolute Return Investing aims to produce a …
How should I invest my Approved Retirement Fund? Investment – Article 2 Jan 11th 2018 – ‘ARF Investment Fund Options’
In our first article we looked at some of the broader investment challenges facing ARF investors. This week we will start to explore the various types of ARF funds that are available. The good and bad news is that there are literally thousands of funds available to choose from. However, it is possible to group certain types of funds together in order to filter them into something approaching a digestible format. I have categorized them as follows: Cash & Deposit …
How should I invest my Approved Retirement Fund? Article 1 Jan 5th – ‘Investing – Past, Present & Future’
Over the next 3 weeks I will be writing 3 articles dealing with the important question of how to invest an Approved Retirement Fund in a risk appropriate fashion. I hope you find them useful. ‘Investing – Past, Present & Future’ Choosing a suitable ARF fund in which to invest your retirement fund can be a daunting prospect at the best of times. Believe or not choosing an investment fund or strategy over the past 7-8 years has been quite …
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