Child Savings

Financial Peace of Mind for Your Child’s Milestones

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Solutions to shape your future

  • Structured Savings Plan
  • Flexibility and control
  • Growth potential
  • Support for life’s milestones

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Clients

Child savings planning helps you prepare for your child’s future with clarity and confidence. Starting early allows small contributions to grow over time. We build tailored savings and investment plans so you can support education, milestones and opportunities with peace of mind.

Our Service

Alpha Wealth is one of Ireland’s leading Financial Services Advisors. We help and advise individuals through their different financial lifecycles. Our mission is to empower clients towards a happier and more secure financial future. At Alpha Wealth, we offer a broad spectrum of financial services including wealth management, retirement planning, tax advice, and investment strategies.

Everyone should have a Financial Plan to ensure they are doing the most they can with their money. For parents and families, we provide tailored child savings solutions that allow you to plan ahead with confidence and give your children a strong financial foundation for the future.

Who Will Benefit

Parents planning ahead

We help parents create structured savings plans so they can confidently prepare for education costs and other major milestones.

Families seeking flexibility

Our child savings solutions allow you to save monthly or add lump sums, with the freedom to pause or adjust contributions when needed.

Grandparents and relatives gifting wisely

We guide grandparents and relatives who want to gift money to a child in a tax-efficient way, ensuring their contributions have maximum impact.

Parents wanting growth potential

Move beyond low-interest bank accounts with investment options that give your child’s savings the chance to grow significantly over time.

Who Will Benefit

Parents planning ahead

We help parents create structured savings plans so they can confidently prepare for education costs and other major milestones.

Families seeking flexibility

Our child savings solutions allow you to save monthly or add lump sums, with the freedom to pause or adjust contributions when needed.

Grandparents and relatives gifting wisely

We guide grandparents and relatives who want to gift money to a child in a tax-efficient way, ensuring their contributions have maximum impact.

Parents wanting growth potential

Move beyond low-interest bank accounts with investment options that give your child’s savings the chance to grow significantly over time.

What You Get After Consultation

  • A personalised child savings plan

    Receive clear, tailored recommendations designed to help you build a strong financial foundation for your child’s future.

  • Clarity on options and growth

    Understand the savings and investment choices available, how they work, and the potential to grow your child’s fund over time.

  • Follow-up support at no extra cost

    Benefit from annual reviews and additional consultations if your family’s circumstances change, all included without extra fees.

  • A trusted long-term partner

    We support you throughout your savings journey, making adjustments along the way to ensure your plan continues to align with your child’s future milestones.

Testimonials

Eric Bergin
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I went into this consultation with an amount of financial objectives and was not sure if they could be met. The consultation was excellent and Nick has given me a roadmap on how to reach my objectives. The required steps by me were explained in a very straight forward manner and all made perfect sense. I would highly recommend the services of Alpha Wealth.

How it Works

Alpha Wealth can help you achieve your financial goals. For a one-off fee starting at just €199, you can access a full Financial Consultation with one of our expert financial advisors. Here’s what to expect:

  • 01

    Book Your Consultation

    Schedule your consultation online by selecting a time and date from your advisor’s calendar. Appointments are available via video call or in person at our Cork offices. 

  • 02

    Prepare for your meeting

    Once booked, your advisor will contact you by email to request details about your finances and circumstances. This allows us to prepare tailored advice and make the most of your session. 

  • 03

    Receive your plan and ongoing support

    Following your consultation, you will receive a personalised financial plan, with our team on hand to address any queries and provide support as needed. We also provide an annual follow-up review at no additional cost, to ensure your plan continues to align with your objectives, with additional consultations available if your situation changes. 

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Calculate your Budget

It’s easier than ever to create your budget with our budget calculator. Just input the numbers below, and our budget calculator will give you the guidance to start saving the money you need for your future.

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Build a savings plan that grows with your child and their future goals

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FAQs

A Mortgage Advisor focuses on arranging your mortgage. They’ll assess your eligibility, compare mortgage products from lenders, and help you secure the loan.

A Financial Advisor looks at the bigger picture. We help you save for your deposit, plan your finances to afford repayments, understand the tax implications, and decide the best options for your long-term goals. We complement the work of a mortgage advisor by ensuring your overall financial plan is sound and we provide independent mortgage guidance and work with mortgage advisors without bias.

In Ireland, buyers usually require a deposit of 10% of the property price.  Whilst there are government supports for certain types of properties it is generally a good habit for individualsOn top of this, you should budget for stamp duty, legal fees, surveys, and moving costs. 

We help clients set up structured savings plans, maximise tax-efficient savings options, and cut unnecessary costs so you can build your deposit quicker.  We give you best in class savings accounts including those with the various banks offering rates of 3% per annum interest. 

Yes. The Help-to-Buy scheme and the First Home Scheme are designed to support first-time buyers in Ireland. We’ll explain how these work and whether you’re eligible. 

Most banks lend up to 4 times your annual gross income, but this varies. Some exceptions allow higher multiples. We can help you assess affordability and ensure your mortgage fits within your financial plan. 

Beyond your deposit, you’ll need to factor in stamp duty, solicitor’s fees, valuation and survey costs, moving expenses, and home insurance. These can add up to several thousand euro. 

Yes. Mortgage protection is a legal requirement when you take out a mortgage on your private home. It is a life policy to cover the outstanding balance if you die during the mortgage term. We’ll help you secure cover at the best possible cost with maximum discount applied across all the providers in the market. 

Most use a 3 year’s accounts averages out.

Yes they are but the shared equity scheme may include certain second time buyers.

Yes, You need a minimum of 2 years accounts.

Keep your cash. Building up cash gives you more opportunities.

Some charge an upfront fee but all get paid (typically 1% of the property value) from the bank the mortgage is placed with.

General rule of thumb is use 5% of the purchase price. So €12,500 on €250,000.

It depends – Are you taking advantage of limits on pension/ cleared off loans and funded appropriately for children’s education funds? If so might be an option for some of a lump sum.

A Mortgage for €350,000 will cost typically €1,500 per month. Banks generally stress test by 20% so realistically €1,800 p.m. is a good amount to save.

The key thing to remember is you need to prove you can repay the mortgage. Having a savings record and capacity from your income is really important.