Financial Advice for Expats in Portugal

Whether you still have assets and income in the UK or the U.S., or are starting fresh in Portugal, Beacon Global Wealth Management will guide you through the unique complexities of financial planning as an expat in Portugal. We can navigate the Portuguese framework to help you ensure your assets are invested wisely for cross-border tax efficiency.

Financial Advice for Expats in Portugal

Whether you still have assets and income in the UK or the U.S., or are starting fresh in Portugal, Beacon Global Wealth Management will guide you through the unique complexities of financial planning as an expat in Portugal. We can navigate the Portuguese framework to help you ensure your assets are invested wisely for cross-border tax efficiency.

Plan Your Legacy

Peace of Mind

Expert Guidance

Plan Your Legacy

Peace of Mind

Expert Guidance

Are you struggling to plan your financial future?

Remember, planning your financial future is a journey, not a destination. It’s important to review and adjust your plan as your life circumstances change and new opportunities arise. With dedication, patience, and a little bit of help, you can build a bright financial future for yourself and your loved ones.

Are you struggling to plan your financial future?

Remember, planning your financial future is a journey, not a destination. It’s important to review and adjust your plan as your life circumstances change and new opportunities arise. With dedication, patience, and a little bit of help, you can build a bright financial future for yourself and your loved ones.

What We Offer

We’ve been providing independent financial advice to expats for a number of years. Our consultants are trained and qualified in the UK and understand both the UK and Portuguese fiscal systems. We’re bilingual but all of the paperwork we send you will be in English.

We believe that every expat deserves really good but affordable financial advice. But our mission isn’t just to provide that advice. It’s to provide it in a way that’s clear and easy to understand and to be your long term, supportive and trusted advisor. We want to help you enjoy your life as an expat, in the knowledge that your future’s secure.

We’re a relatively small, but very experienced team. We’re expats ourselves so we understand what it’s like living abroad and pride ourselves on being supportive and friendly. As you find your feet in your new cultural environment, our aim is to make the financial side as uncomplicated as possible. And to be there, at the end of the phone if or when you need us.

What We Offer

We’ve been providing independent financial advice to expats for a number of years. Our consultants are trained and qualified in the UK and understand both the UK and French fiscal systems. We’re bilingual but all of the paperwork we send you will be in English.

We believe that every expat deserves really good but affordable financial advice. But our mission isn’t just to provide that advice. It’s to provide it in a way that’s clear and easy to understand and to be your long term, supportive and trusted advisor. We want to help you enjoy your life as an expat, in the knowledge that your future’s secure.

We’re a relatively small, but very experienced team. We’re expats ourselves so we understand what it’s like living abroad and pride ourselves on being supportive and friendly. As you find your feet in your new cultural environment, our aim is to make the financial side as uncomplicated as possible. And to be there, at the end of the phone if or when you need us.

What we do

We take the anxiety out of your finances and help you enjoy life overseas. We take time to understand what you want or need. Then we provide you with specialist financial advice about your pensions, tax planning, investments and inheritance planning.

We’ll make sure you fully understand your new financial position and make the right choices.

Meaning you can look forward to the future you’ve dreamt of, with confidence.

What we do

We take the anxiety out of your finances and help you enjoy life overseas. We take time to understand what you want or need. Then we provide you with specialist financial advice about your pensions, tax planning, investments and inheritance planning.

We’ll make sure you fully understand your new financial position and make the right choices.

Meaning you can look forward to the future you’ve dreamt of, with confidence.

What people say about us

We have used David Vacani and Beacon Global since arriving in Portugal – he has helped us understand everything we need to know for our investments and pensions and got our financial affairs all sorted out – we have been very happy to have his input and knowledge

David and his team at Beacon have given us great service and support in understanding Portugal and putting our financial plans together – very very grateful for all his help

What people say about us

We have used David Vacani and Beacon Global since arriving in Portugal – he has helped us understand everything we need to know for our investments and pensions and got our financial affairs all sorted out – we have been very happy to have his input and knowledge.

David and his team at Beacon have given us great service and support in understanding Portugal and putting our financial plans together – very very grateful for all his help

How our financial experts can help you

Expat Pensions

If retiring overseas is your dream, then you need to make sure you can enjoy a comfortable lifestyle for the long term. And that requires some careful pension planning and advice. Pensions can be managed by you or your employer. For expats and those with larger UK pensions pots there is the additional option of a ROPS (Recognised Overseas Pension Plan) which enables you to transfer your UK pension and take advantage of a number of benefits.

Inheritance Planning

Inheritance tax and beneficiary rules differ from country to country and unfortunately, some expats have found themselves financially disadvantaged following the death of a loved one. Beacon Global Wealth have been providing estate planning advice to expats for over 15 years. We have the expertise in French, Spanish, Irish and Portuguese estate planning regulations and we can help you make the right choices to safeguard your family.

Investment Planning

Expat investments differ from those offered to UK residents, and expert advice is essential to help you negotiate the often complex and confusing investment options available to you.
Beacon Global Wealth Management has been providing investment advice to expats for over 15 years. We’ll help you understand what your investment options are.

U.S. Expats

We specialize in helping Americans and U.S. Connected individuals living in France, Spain, Portugal and Ireland.
  • Financial Planning
  • Retirement Planning
  • Estate Planning
  • Tax Planning

How it Works

3 simple steps to safeguard your future

1. Book Your Free Consultation

Before you engage us, we’ll get to know you to make sure we’re a good fit. Then we’ll send you an interim letter setting out your situation and what you want or need to achieve.

2. Create a Plan Together

Once you’re happy that we’re right for you, we’ll provide our recommendations and implement them for you. But there’s never any pressure from us to proceed – that’s just not our style.

3. Enjoy your Retirement

We’ll keep an eye on your investments and finances for you to make sure you stay on track, and we’ll provide you with regular statements and an annual review.

How it Works

3 simple steps to safeguard your future

1. Book Your Free Consultation

Before you engage us, we’ll get to know you to make sure we’re a good fit. Then we’ll send you an interim letter setting out your situation and what you want or need to achieve.

2. Create a Plan Together

Once you’re happy that we’re right for you, we’ll provide our recommendations and implement them for you. But there’s never any pressure from us to proceed – that’s just not our style.

3. Enjoy your Retirement

We’ll keep an eye on your investments and finances for you to make sure you stay on track, and we’ll provide you with regular statements and an annual review.

Frequently Asked Questions

We know that choosing the right financial advisor is important and we believe that to be a successful partnership, we need to be a good fit. If you have any questions that aren’t covered below, or just want to talk to us to get a better idea of what we’re all about, please get in touch.

We’ll always spend time getting to know and understand you before we work together. We don’t believe in providing one size fits all packages (because they don’t) and all our recommendations are made specifically for you and your unique circumstances.

Our financial advisors are based across Europe. But don’t worry, we’ll identify the nearest and best advisor for you and arrange for you to meet or to have a consultation via Skype.

The financial advisers trading under Beacon Global Wealth Management are members of Nexus Global (IFA network). Nexus Global is a division of Blacktower Financial Management (International) Limited (BFMI) which is licensed and regulated by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (FSC) – Licence number 03647

Nexus Global EU is a division of Blacktower Financial Management (Cyprus) Limited (BFMCL) and Blacktower Insurance Agents & Advisors Ltd (BIAAL). Beacon Global Wealth Management is an Appointed Representative of both  BFMCL which is licensed and regulated by the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission (CySEC) – Licence No. 386/20 and BIAAL which is licensed and regulated by the Insurance Companies Control Service (ICCS) – Licence No. 5101

No, we’re not accountants and so no we can’t. But we do have a network of other specialist professionals who we work with and who we have vetted, so we can recommend an accountant if you need one.

That’s fine, not everyone is a perfect match. We never put people under pressure or time constraints as we want our clients to be happy to work with us and to trust us.

Our fees are transparent and will always be explained to you before we work together. We have several ways we receive payments for our services: 1. Fee based: an hourly rate charged for bespoke work. 2. A fee based as a percentage of the amount invested. This is either taken directly from your investment or you can pay us directly. We will always indicate how much this will be in our full report provided to you. 3. A fee paid to us directly from the company we have recommended. Rest assured we will recommend exactly the right product and company for you, and how much we get paid is not a priority for us, YOU ARE. We always disclose how much we receive and it is directly related to the amount of work involved.

Portugal – Other Tax Matters

Portugal does not have wealth taxes. Only local taxes on Portuguese real estate apply (as described below).

Portugal levies a municipal tax on the acquisition of Portuguese properties at rates up to 7.5%. Stamp tax duty at 0.8% is also due on the same amount.

Portugal levies an annual municipal tax based on the registered value of Portuguese real estate at rates between 0.3% and 0.45% (depending on the municipality and the type of real estate).  Additional Property Tax will also be levied at a rate between 0.7% and 1.5% on properties with registered tax value equal or higher than €600,000. Note: rates may be higher depending on several factors (type of property, type of owner, etc).

Stamp Duty is levied at a 10% rate on Portuguese assets only except for spouses, descendants and ascendants, who are exempt

Stamp Duty is levied on gifts located in Portugal at a 10% rate except for spouses, descendants and ascendants, who are exempt. An additional rate of 0.8% is due on gifts of real estate.

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