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May 14, 2021
Self Administered Pension - Tread Carefully! Blog 172
April 19, 2021
Take Your 25% Tax Free Lump Sum, Or Not?? Blog 171
March 22, 2021
The Value of Financial Advice & Ask Me Anything....Blog 169
March 20, 2021
Pensions for Business Owners - 3 Pitfalls! Blog 168
March 8, 2021
Where Do We Go From Here....Blog 167
March 1, 2021
The Worst Time To Invest, Ever. Blog 166
January 26, 2021
One Hundred Years of Recessions! Blog 165
January 11, 2021
Large Vs Small investing in Ireland in 2020 and beyond....Blog 164
December 23, 2020
2020 Vision & 'Ask Me Anything'! Blog 163
December 14, 2020
Ketamine and Fear/Greed in Irish Investing - Blog 162
November 30, 2020
Taxation of Investment Trusts versus UCITs - Blog 160
November 2, 2020
Investment Trusts in Ireland Blog 159
October 19, 2020
The A to Z Of Financial Service Acronyms (TATZOFSA!) Blog 158
October 5, 2020
Tax on investments in Ireland - A Plea! Blog 157
September 29, 2020
Your Life In 1 Week - Blog 156
September 14, 2020
Opportunity Cost & a conversation with my wife! Blog 155
September 7, 2020
Investment Losses Loom Larger Than Gains - Blog 154
September 1, 2020
Managed Funds fail to beat the market, most of the time! Blog 153
August 25, 2020
Successful Investing - Buffett Style! Blog 152
August 3, 2020
What is the Standard Fund Threshold Ireland? Blog 151
July 27, 2020
Certainty or Returns, Pick One! Blog 150
July 19, 2020
The Big 4 & The Slow Dance - Blog 149
July 13, 2020
Will 2020 Be The Best Year Ever For Irish Investors?! Blog 148
June 22, 2020
How Does An ARF Work & Retirement Income 'Guardrails' - Blog147
June 15, 2020
5 Occasions When You Should Ignore Your Financial Advisor - Blog 146
June 8, 2020
What Will You Do With Your Money?! - Blog 145
May 25, 2020
What Happens My Pension When I, You Know...!? Blog 144
May 11, 2020
The Best Investments 2020 - The Lock-Down Edition! Blog 143
April 27, 2020
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April 6, 2020
Buy Property With A Pension? Blog 141
March 30, 2020
The Dawn or Dusk of The Independent Financial Advisor in Ireland? Blog 140
March 23, 2020
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March 16, 2020
What To Do With My Investments and Pensions In A Declining Market? Blog 138
March 9, 2020
Davy GPS Funds - An Independent Analysis. Blog 137
March 2, 2020
Have You Already Achieved Financial Independence!? Blog 136
February 3, 2020
Are Irish Commercial Property Funds In Trouble? Blog 135
January 20, 2020
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January 13, 2020
A Review Of Absolute Return Funds in Ireland - Blog 133
January 10, 2020
Where Were Market Values When You We Born?? Blog 132
December 9, 2019
Invest In Equities Now Or Wait For The Crash (Part II) - Blog 131
November 28, 2019
Investing in Emerging Market Index Funds in Ireland Blog 130
November 18, 2019
Finding Financial Advice in Ireland You Can Trust - Blog 129
November 11, 2019
How To Build an Investment Portfolio in Ireland? Blog 128
October 14, 2019
The Best Multi-Asset Investment Funds in Ireland - Blog 127
October 7, 2019
Blog 125: Advisor Alpha....or Omega - Financial Advice Ireland!?
October 7, 2019
Top 10 Financial Planning Tips - Blog 126
September 16, 2019
What Is Financial Planning? Blog 124
September 10, 2019
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September 10, 2019
10 Quick Tips About Blogging
September 9, 2019
Self Administered Pension Fund? If It Looks Like A Duck, Quacks Like A Duck.....Blog 123
September 2, 2019
Blog122: Using Annuity And ARF Combined To Generate Income In Retirement
August 26, 2019
What Fees Are On My ARF Pension? Blog121
August 19, 2019
Taking Income From An ARF & Spending Strategies - Blog 120
August 12, 2019
How Early Can I Retire? Blog 119
July 22, 2019
Blog118: Duracell-ARF...Making Your ARF Last Longer!
July 8, 2019
Blog117: How Long Will My ARF Last?
June 24, 2019
Blog116: Investing In Bonds In Retirement
June 17, 2019
Blog 115: Should I Buy an ARF? Blog 115
June 10, 2019
Generating Income In Retirement, ARF or Annuity? What To Choose? Blog 114
June 3, 2019
Blog113: A Life-Changing Sum Of Money
May 27, 2019
Blog112: The Spice Girls - 20 Years Of Inflation
May 20, 2019
Blog111: How To Reduce Inheritance Tax
May 13, 2019
Blog110: 5 Common Retirement Planning Mistakes To Avoid
May 6, 2019
Blog109: How To Build A Pension Pot Of €1m?
April 8, 2019
Blog108: Beware This Killer Bias
April 1, 2019
Blog107: Diversification Vs Asset Allocation.....
March 25, 2019
Blog 106: The Best Way To Invest €500,000??
March 18, 2019
Blog105: Why We Are Rubbish At Investing
March 11, 2019
Blog104: Retirement Relief In Ireland?
March 4, 2019
Episode127: What If My Pension Fund Doesn't Perform?
March 4, 2019
Blog103: What If My Funds Don't Perform....?
February 25, 2019
Invest in a Pension or Save in a Bank Account!? Blog 102
February 18, 2019
Blog101: Are Irish Pensions A Waste Of Your Time & Money.....
February 13, 2019
How To Invest An Inheritance? Blog 100
February 4, 2019
Annual Declines Of -13.9%....Blog 99
January 28, 2019
Blog#98: Defined Benefit - Should I Stay Or I Should I Go Now....
January 14, 2019
Should I Invest Now Or Wait For A Crash? Blog 97
January 7, 2019
Best Ways To Get Independent Financial Advice In Ireland? Blog 96
December 10, 2018
Blog95: A Wolf In Sheep-Clothing
December 3, 2018
Blog94: Is 'Entrepreneur Relief' Any Use To Me??
November 26, 2018
Blog93: Congregation2018: Beware The Lizard-Brain
November 19, 2018
Blog92: Should I Join My Company's Pension Scheme?
November 12, 2018
Blog91: Ways To Beat Sequence-Risk....Possibly!
November 11, 2018
ARF Investment Risks. Sequence Risk. Blog 90
October 22, 2018
Blog89: Procrastinate Later.....
October 15, 2018
Blog88: 'Budgety McBudget-Face' 2019
October 8, 2018
Blog87: Why 'Risk Questionnaires' Are Dangerous....
October 1, 2018
Blog86: The State Pension & Swimming In The Nip!
September 24, 2018
Blog85: Is Investing in EII Schemes in Ireland a Viable Option?
September 23, 2018
Blog84a: A Huge Tax Saving On Investments?.......A Tale Of 2 Cities
September 3, 2018
Blog84: Real Returns: Low-Cost Savings, Or A Pension??
August 27, 2018
Blog 83: The 4% Rule
August 6, 2018
Blog82: When Simplicity Rewards Investors Handsomely......
July 30, 2018
Blog81: Can A Couple Retire With €1m Pension Pot?
July 23, 2018
Blog80: The Mexican Fisherman.....
July 16, 2018
Blog79: Pension Planning For Company Directors.....Its Party Time!
July 9, 2018
Blog78: The 3 Characteristics Which Suggest You Should Not Invest In Equities....
July 2, 2018
Blog77: Which Is Best.....'Growth' Or 'Value' Investing??
June 25, 2018
Blog76: A Bid That Could Change Your Life.....!
June 4, 2018
Blog75: Should I Own Bonds Now?
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