Who we are

At Financial Architects, our job is to try to help our clients to be Financially ok, to never run out of money no matter what happens, enabling them to live their lives the way they want.
Financial planning isn’t about crunching numbers – It’s about helping people achieve their dreams and aspirations to get a better return on life.
That’s why we take a “lifestyle” approach to financial planning. Our process is to build your future based not just on your future plans but on how you want to live as you work towards these goals.
This is the essence of who we are and why we do what we do.

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Financial Planning

Think of us an an architect for your later life

In many ways we work for you as an ‘architect’. You come to us with bricks and steel in the form of pensions, savings, property or business, and from this we look to help you understand what kind of retirement can be created. We help to draw out the plans for the life that you want. It’s about you and your plan, not the money or fancy investments. We want to help you gain the financial confidence and security to live your life without financial worries. That’s why we are very important, we provide our clients with piece of mind.

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Meet the team

Derek Maguire

QFA FLIA LIAM RPA SIA CFP

Derek is a founding member of Financial Architects and has worked in the financial services business since 1993. Derek has several relevant financial qualifications but believes qualifications are not enough, clients don’t really get too excited about qualifications. Derek spends most of his day meeting with clients in the areas of Lifestyle Financial Planning and retirement planning.

Michelle Dempsey

QFA

Michelle is a founding member of Financial Architects and also has vast experience in the Financial Services business (since 1993). Having sole responsibility for all Mortgage clients within the business, Michelle has a huge loyalty from her clients over the years. Michelle spends most of her day advising clients how to get property finance.

Claire Rodgers

QFA

Claire again has vast experience in the Financial business, joining the industry in 1992. Claire most recently left a leading bank where she was a successful branch manager for several years. Claire spends most of her day dealing with Pension scheme wind ups, Pension scheme Trustees and clients. Claire also handles all investment files for Financial Architects.

Rose Gorby

Mortgage Adviser QFA

Rose is one of our mortgage experts. With plenty of experience from underwriting mortgage applications to advising clients on everything from how to buy a house, to mortgage rates, how to get approval, to getting your keys for First Time buyers, Second time buyers (Trading up), Investors, mortgage switchers, equity release and top ups. Rose deals with ex-employer pensions, company pensions for business owners and personal pensions for clients, Rose has extensive experience in Financial Services over a 30-year career, and Rose is studying for Retirement Planning Advisor exams.

Brian Cronin

QFA

Brian handles Pension and investment advice for new and existing clients. Brian deals with ex-employer pensions, company pensions for business owners and personal pensions. With over 20 years of experience in the Financial business, his knowledge and friendly personality shine. Brian is currently sitting Retirement Planning Advisor exams.

What our clients say about us:

Excellent
Based on 117 reviews
Shane Breslin
Shane Breslin
2022-11-02
Four of us (me, my wife and my wife's parents) engaged Derek's services to help us tease out a number of thorny, interlocking and maybe even conflicting questions we had about our financial options. Derek's ability to welcome four people into his office and carefully pick his way through our individual and collective hopes, dreams, concerns and fears was hugely impressive. All of us left better informed about our options and thoroughly re-energised about the future. That he could manage this in just an hour... Well, it was a fine demonstration of hard-earned skills and decades of knowledge put into meaningful practice. Thanks Derek.
Liz Clear Denieffe
Liz Clear Denieffe
2022-10-19
Derek, and Financial Architects, provide a truly bespoke service, which really helped give us get a picture of where we stood and what the plan for the future could and should be. A valuable service for anyone who wants control over their financial present and future.
David O'Donoghue
David O'Donoghue
2022-10-18
Excellent Company to deal with from start to finish. A professional structured approach to dealing with all financial aspects in a friendly and open manner. Thank you to Derek and his team.
Dara O hEafa
Dara O hEafa
2022-10-18
I recently spoke with Brian and was very impressed with the information he supported me with. His broad knowledge and ability to answer any questions I had was exactly what I was looking for. He was empathetic , took the time to listen and really understood what I was trying to achieve. He explained everything to me in terms I could understand. He followed up in a timely manner by email. Great customer experience. I’m looking forward to building on our relationship going forward and would not hesitate to recommend Brian and the team.
Larry O'Brien
Larry O'Brien
2022-10-12
Very good experience working with Derek. Clear and simple discussions focused on lifestyle and future planning, with the financial details as an outcome, not the focus.
Ann Rogers
Ann Rogers
2022-10-10
We met with Derek in the past week to obtain financial advice & guidance. We found the service to be very professional & tailored to suit our personal circumstances. We would highly recommend Financial Architects Robert & Ann, Dublin
alan reilly
alan reilly
2022-09-29
A great company to deal with very knowledgeable. Brian’s experience really helped me set my financial goals.
Lorraine Reilly
Lorraine Reilly
2022-09-14
Derek is very professional, and explained everything to us in a clear & simple manner. Highly recommended
Fran Bellew
Fran Bellew
2022-09-14
I have used Derek, Michelle and the team at Financial Architects for around 20 years and have always found them friendly, knowledgeable and professional. The team have been invaluable to me and my family in terms of financial advise ranging from insurance products, pensions/investments and mortgages. Financial Architects are leading the way with their technology based approach to personal financial analysis, budgeting and projections. It offers a very clear financial picture which helps me understand my goals and the steps I should take to reach them.
Padhraic Maguire
Padhraic Maguire
2022-09-12
Great experience. I would highly recommend to anyone seeking financial advice. Brian and Derek made us feel very welcome and they explained everything in a very professional way using easy to understand language.

Warning

The value of your investment may go down as well as up. You may get back less than you invest.
Past performance is not a reliable guide to future performance.
These funds may be affected by changes in currency exchange rates.