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    Solicitor who handled judicial separation and later divorce struck off.

    Thanks MF. I will try this route first.
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    Solicitor who handled judicial separation and later divorce struck off.

    Yes I have both documents but there is only mention on the divorce decree of "a nominal amount". There is no figure provided.
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    Solicitor who handled judicial separation and later divorce struck off.

    Hi All, I have a dilemma that I am hoping someone can advise me on how best to proceed. I separated from my ex-wife in 1997 and left the family home. No children in the relationship, both working at the time. I employed a solicitor to handle a judicial separation between my ex-wife and myself in...
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    Putting Bonus into my DC pension

    IS that not considered Salary sacrifice?
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    Will I be a First Time Buyer after my divorce?

    I dovorced in 2001 and signed over the jointly purchased home/mortgage to my ex-wife as part of the settlement. I asked the same question of revenue and was told yes and granted first time buyer status again with my next partner.
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    Understanding my payslip - How to calculate tax paid?

    Could also be due to BIK.
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    20 Year Fixed Term Mortgages Available

    https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2021/0513/1221325-finance-ireland-mortgages/ Seems like something people have been looking for for years.
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    Pension value is currently 190k. No idea if this is good or not?

    I remember reading something saying most people in Ireland who have a DC pension retire with a pot worth on average €80k. That wouldn't go far!
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    Looking to switch - Electric ireland , Airtricity - what about energia

    I switch every year, currently with Energia for electricity. Billed every two months but pay using a fixed payment every month to balance payments throughout the year. Works for me. Standard day and night meters, no prepay or topup meter.
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    Contributory State Pension

    If yo If you read my opening post I have a DC pension......The state pension would supplement that.
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    Contributory State Pension

    I would be looking to take the the 25% tax free lump sum then the reminder from an ARF (and maybe an AMRF? if required).
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    Contributory State Pension

    A question to you knowledgeable people, I have received my statement of paid credits from the DSP. It shows that I will surpass 2080 paid A1 contributions before my 58th birthday in less than two years time. My question, If I was to retire early using my DC pension scheme as income from 58 ...
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    Company contribution or AVC from salary?

    Can I chime in here with a question Steven? Is the 150% of final salary predicated on buying an annuity and the 25% predicated on buying an ARF or can you chose either tax free lump sum and buy either an annuity or ARF with the balance?
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    New Social Welfare Payment for 65 Year Olds

    Surely not required/irelavent if they've paid PRSI all their life?
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    The Perils of Shorting: A Real Life Example

    Here's another good article on the subject: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdvgy/send-this-to-anyone-who-wants-to-know-wtf-is-up-with-gamestop-stock
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    De-risking closer to retirement

    Ok Got it thanks. My adblocker was the culprit, it removed/blocked the input form.
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    De-risking closer to retirement

    Thanks for that insight Marc. The guide to download no longer seems to be available. Or at least there is no live url. Has it been pulled?
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    De-risking closer to retirement

    A question for those of you more knowledgable on the pensions front. I see a lot of reading that says to take maximum risk in the early years of saving for a pension and then de-risking/de-leveraging say 10 years or so out from retirement. Now what confuses me is why is this prudent? If I assume...
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