Our Ethos
Founded in 2007 by a network of Independent Chartered Accountants, Gold Seal Financial Advisors was created out of a shared vision — to deliver quality, client-focused financial advice. Dissatisfied with the limited and sales-driven guidance offered by many financial institutions, our founders sought to provide a trusted alternative that always puts the client’s best interests first.
Our mission remains simple and steadfast: to act solely in the best interests of our clients — never those of a salesperson or institution.
Since our beginning, Gold Seal Financial has proudly helped hundreds of individuals, families, and businesses achieve their financial goals and build lasting prosperity. We believe in forming long-term relationships founded on trust, integrity, and personal service — guiding our clients through every stage of their financial journey.
Our clients benefit from the expertise of highly qualified financial advisors, access to best-in-class investment and financial solutions, and the assurance that comes with working with a regulated and fully insured firm.
With our head office in Galway City and associated offices in Mayo and Cavan, we provide a genuinely local service to clients across Connacht and beyond — delivering first-class advice year after year to help you stay on track and achieve lasting financial success.
Meet the Partners
Edmund Fallon
Edmund Fallon MBus QFA SIA Grad Dip CFP®
Managing Director
Email: efallon@goldseal.ie
Phone: 087-2203119
Bernadette Murtagh
B.Comm A.C.A A.I.T.I
Murtagh & Co Chartered Accountants & Registered auditors
The Plaza Office Suite
Headford Rd, Galway.
Email: info@murtaghaccountants.ie
Phone: 091-380374
Mary Mannion
A.C.A F.C.A Q.F.A
M.G Mannion & Co Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors
Vicar Street
Tuam, Co. Galway.
Website: www.mannionmg.ie
Phone: 093-27953
Orla McGahan
F.C.A
McGahan & Co Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors
Bridge Street
Cootehill, Co. Cavan.
Email: info@omgca.ie
Phone: 049-5559055
Pauric Trautt
F.C.A
Cahill, Trautt & Co Accountants
Tone St
Ballina
Co-Mayo
info@cahilltrautt.com
096-22104
General Information
We are an independently owned Financial Broker firm. We provide a pathway to a better and more secure financial future for our clients. Our services include:
- Pensions advice and planning
- Investment opportunities to grow wealth
- Impartial financial planning services
- Life Insurance to financially protect loved ones
- Income protection plans to replace lost income due to illness or injury
We are normally remunerated directly by the product provider for any plans you require us to implement on your behalf. We also provide a fee based financial planning and advisory service
The financial plans we put in place for our clients help them prepare for different stages of their lives and provide financial support when needed. Because of what we do, people have had the funds to educate their children, retire early and enjoy a comfortable and dignified retirement. They have been able to pay off their mortgage early, financially help their children when needed, and leave a legacy when they are gone. When the unthinkable happens, and an untimely death occurs, the policies we put in place have supported the loved ones left behind and allowed them maintain a secure and dignified standard of living. When illness causes a client to leave the workforce, our plans provide a replacement income which ensures the bills are paid and financial hardship is avoided. Our purpose is to improve our client’s financial position now and into the future. We provide peace of mind.
Our success has been built on the quality of our professional advice and the personal service we provide to each client. This personal service with a single, consistent point of contact isn’t available with large financial institutions.
- Our advisors and experienced professionals with the highest qualifications in the financial planning industry
- We provide high quality impartial advice with the client’s needs at the centre of everything we do
- We are not tied to any one institution which allows us to source the most competitive and most suitable solutions for our clients
- Security of assets- Gold Seal Financial Services Ltd is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. We hold professional Indemnity insurance and are members of the Investor Compensation scheme. We are also members of Brokers Ireland and the Financial Planning Standards Board. Our services are by way of a brokerage and we never hold any client funds. All client funds, investments, pensions or policies remain in the client’s name and ownership at all times
- We provide ongoing advice and service to maintain your plans and grow your wealth
- We use market leading financial planning software to provide comprehensive and clear client reports
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