Making Cents: Plan for your pension direct from Skibbereen

When it comes to Munster talent and entrepreneurship, our food, agriculture and tourism can be the first industries that come to mind. However, the province also has a thriving financial sector and, over the next few weeks, I’ll be getting advice from local professionals on how to best get our finances in order.

This week, John O’Driscoll of Skibbereen-based Blueprint Financial Planning wants to highlight the importance of pension planning. A new study by Cork by his company has found over 45% of adults surveyed have not taken out a private pension. Mr O’Driscoll explains why this is a major problem.