I'm saving for education

If you’re saving for education, you’re safe in the hands of Aviva

How prepared are you for education costs?

You want your children to have the best education possible, yet school and college expenses and fees can be costly.

Half of Irish parents feel completely unprepared for the high cost of putting children through third level education.
Over a third of families intending to put children through third level education have savings earmarked for this purpose.
€10k estimated annual cost of sending your child to college away from home¹.
€5k estimated annual cost of sending your child to college while living at home¹.

Help your savings make the grade with Aviva

When it comes to your child's future, you'd do all you can and more. We get that.

Regular Saver

Aviva’s Regular Saver allows you to gradually Build-up the funds necessary to support your children’s third level education.

You can invest from as little as €100 a month through Regular Saver.

Investment Bond

Aviva’s Investment Bond gives your Built-up lump sum the potential to grow over the medium to long-term.

You can invest from as little as €10,000 through Investment Bond.

Expert advice

Want expert advice on savings and investments? Contact your Financial Broker today.

Click here to find a financial broker near you.

Warnings

Important information to consider.

Warning: The value of your investment may go down as well as up.

Warning: If you invest in these product you may lose some or all of the money you invest.

Warning: These product may be affected by changes in currency exchange rates.

News articles

Take a look at our library of helpful articles and news.

27 May 2020

Investing during times of crisis

The past two months have been extremely volatile for investment markets. While this level of volatility can be a shock for less experienced investors, those who have worked and invested through previous downturns understand that this time will pass, and some relative calm will eventually return to markets.

8 May 2020

Avoid the emotional investment trap

Your 5-minute guide to investor psychology. This article explains the emotions that you may be feeling – and suggests how to avoid the emotional investment trap..

21 Apr 2020

When it comes to investing - patience pays

Investing in stock markets is designed to deliver returns over the medium to long-term. In uncertain environments some investors get nervous, losing sight of their investment objectives.

13 Feb 2020

Life’s Journeys podcast

Episode one - In this podcast we discuss three tips for each decade that can help you take ownership of your financial security.

6 Sep 2019

Saving for Education

It’s back to school time, so you’re probably acutely aware of the cost of primary and secondary education.

8 Apr 2019

How to Budget and Save Money

We all want to get the most out of our weekly or monthly income, a simple way to get you started is to create a household or personal budget.

22 Mar 2018

9 tips for staying on track with your savings

When a new year arrives, we all have great intentions to save more money, with many of us managing to keep on track for a few weeks.

24 Oct 2017

Ireland's Pension Gap

The pension savings gap has increased by 38 per cent since 2010 and Ireland now has the second highest gap in eight EU countries surveyed.

20 Oct 2017

Simple Saving Tips

We all try our best to budget, and sometimes it can feel like our savings are falling short of what we had hoped to reach.

31 May 2017

Planning For Retirement

Nowadays we all try to live healthier and more active lifestyles. And the result is clear, because we’re now living longer than ever before.

¹. Source: Aviva Cost of Education Report. (2017)

Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland Designated Activity Company, a private company limited by shares. Registered in Ireland No. 165970. Registered office at One Park Place, Hatch Street, Dublin 2, D02 E651. Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland Designated Activity Company, trading as Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland and Friends First, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Tel (01) 898 7950.