Confidence returning, but appetite for risk remains low

Left to right - Maurice Cregan, Colm Kelly and Tommy O’Brien of Cregan, Kelly, O’Brien

Dublin-based financial planning advisers Cregan, Kelly, O’Brien offer independent advice to business owners, sole traders and self-employed people. After years of shying away from making pension contributions, many of this cohort are now returning to saving ways, as their businesses and income improve.

According to Colm Kelly, managing director: “It has taken a long time for confidence to return to the point where our clients are now actively revisiting their pension plans. Many ...