Retired Individuals

Your future is still taking shape.

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Managing your income

Will your money last as long as you do?

Once you stop earning, your relationship with your wealth changes – instead of building it, you’re drawing on it. Pensions, investments, property and other income all play a part, but the real question is how much you can safely draw without running down what you need for later.

We bring everything together to understand what you have and what you’re likely to need, then build a sustainable plan for the income you want throughout retirement.

Investing in retirement

Your money doesn’t retire when you do.

Retirement can last 20, 30 years or more. Your investments may still need to generate income, keep pace with inflation and provide enough growth to support you for decades to come.

We help you find the right balance between income, growth and preserving wealth – creating a strategy aligned with your needs today and your ambitions for tomorrow.

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Leaving a legacy

You’ve secured your future. Now think about theirs.

For many clients, the focus shifts to supporting children or grandchildren, gifting during your lifetime, or thinking seriously about succession.

We help you bring inheritance, gifting and family governance into one strategy, including preparing the next generation to understand and manage what they’ll inherit.

Managing tax

It’s not just what you have. It’s how you use it.

In retirement, you may draw income from several different places – pensions, investments, cash, property or other assets. The order in which you use them can matter.

We consider your complete financial position to help you structure your income and withdrawals efficiently, make the most of available allowances, and avoid unnecessary tax wherever possible.

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Why choose Goodbody?

All the expertise you need.

In retirement life may get simpler, but wealth certainly doesn’t. Tax rules change, circumstances evolve, questions arise, and new opportunities present themselves.

At Goodbody, we’re experienced in all the key areas that could impact your retirement, from income, investments, tax and legacy.

We stay close to your circumstances, so we can proactively flag what matters as it happens, enabling you to make the right decisions at the right time.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Key points to consider in retirement

It depends on your lifestyle, income and how long your wealth needs to support you. We look at your full financial picture to help you understand what’s comfortable to spend while protecting your future security.

You may have several potential sources, and deciding what to draw on, and when, can affect your tax position, investment returns and your estate. We help you build a coordinated income strategy.

Retirement doesn’t mean moving everything to low risk. Your investments may still need room to grow, not just hold steady, to support a retirement that could last decades.

Tax efficiency in retirement is often about timing and structure as much as it is about returns. We look across your full position to identify opportunities that are easy to miss.

Potentially. The real question is how much you can give without compromising your own security. We can test the impact before you commit to anything.

This depends on the type of pension you hold, whether you’ve accessed it, and how your benefits are structured. Reviewing this in advance helps ensure it aligns with how you want your wealth to pass on.

Future care is one of the biggest unknowns in a retirement plan, and one of the easiest to overlook. We help you factor it into your wider plan rather than treat it as a separate worry.

Living overseas can affect your tax residency, pensions, investments and estate planning. Specialist advice can help you understand the implications and coordinate your arrangements appropriately.

Absolutely. Your spending will change, markets will move, tax rules will evolve and your priorities may shift from enjoying your wealth to passing more of it on. Regular advice can help you make informed decisions and keep your wealth working towards what matters most to you.

The answers to these frequently asked questions do not constitute investment advice.

Warning: Nothing in this content constitutes investment, legal, financial, accounting or tax advice and does not confirm that a strategy is suitable or appropriate to your individual circumstances or otherwise constitutes a personal recommendation to you. Individuals should always seek independent tax and legal advice.

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