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Publications

Blog Posts

Blog74: Beginning With The End In Mind......

Blog73: My Biggest Investment Lesson, So Far!

Blog71: Just Start.....Please!

Blog 70: Small Cap Investing.......When Small Is Big!

Buying Your First Home......The Pitfalls

Blog69: Should I Invest In Gold

Blog68- A Last Resort......Section 72 Plans

Blog67- Optimism Is The Way When Investing........(Sunday Times Article)

Blog66: Reader's Question.....How To Save For A Deposit Over 5 Years??

Blog65- Feedback & Presents!

Blog64- The Risk Of Deposit Accounts....Losing Power

Blog63- How To Inherit A House & Pay No Tax.......!

Blog62- What Should I Do With A Salary Raise?!

Blog61- They Died With Too Much Money...........So They Did

Blog60 - The Ultimate 'Get-Rich-Quick' Scheme.....(You Tulip!)

Blog59 - Should I Be Investing In Commodities.........Mooooo!

Blog58: Is Euro-Cost-Averaging A Good Thing!?.....(Chicken & Egg Version!)

Blog57- Don't Bother With New Year Resolutions......

Blog56- How Much Could I Save By Switching Mortgage? The Big Switcheroo!

Blog- The War on Commissions (The Green-Grocer Version!!)

Blog #54- The 5 Simple Things.....(I Promise!)

Blog #53- Should I Have Life-Styling On My Pension Plans!?!

Blog #52- Have You Made 'The Empty Promise'.......Havvvve Youuu?!

Blog #51- Anyone For AVCs??......."Tell Her To Shove Her ABC's!"

Blog #50 - 'Owning' A Baby....The Costs! Goo-Goo-Ga-Ga

Blog #49- What Is Rebalancing & Does It Help My Investments!?

Blog #48- Building a Core-Satellite Investment Portfolio

Blog #47- The Impact Of Time On Your Investment......Tick Tock!

Blog #46- "Waiting For Armageddon" - Buy A House Now Or Wait For The Crash??

Investment & Pension Fees in Ireland - Shark Warning - Blog 45

Blog #44- Making Sure You Get To New York (Managing Investment Risk!)

Blog#43- Is This The Best Mortgage Ever....??

How ETFs Are Taxed Vs Shares & Retail Products - Blog 42

Blog #41- The Danger Of Trivial Pensions......

Blog #40- Why Most Financial Plans Are Absolute Faff.......

Blog #39- Should I Be Investing in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)??

Blog #38- Noah's ARF.....The Biblical Retirement Fund

Blog #37- PCP....A Drug or A Lease Agreement?!

Blog #36- What is The Difference Between Volatility And Risk in Investing??

Blog #35- The Crash is Coming......Run For Your Lives!

Blog #34- The Problem With Bloody Life Cover!

Is It Profitable Being A Landlord??........The Maths! Blog 33

Blog #32- Teaching Our Kids About Money

Blog #31- Help! My Defined Benefit Pension Scheme Is Closing....

Blog #30- The 6 Risks & How To Manage Them

Blog #29-Taxation For Married Couples & Civil Partners in Ireland.....What's Love Got To Do With It!?

Blog # 28- All About Income Tax & What We Can Do To Manage It!

Blog #27- Do I Need Financial Advice?? Probably Not, You Just Need To Do This....

Blog #24- Saving For My Children's Education? Part 1 of 2 (Not Just For Parents!)

Blog #25- Saving For My Kid's Education. Part 2 of 2!

Blog #23- How To Reduce Your Credit Card Balance Quickly

Blog #22- Have Your Say & I'll Donate €200 To Irish Cancer Society.....(The Informed Decisions Annual Survey)

Blog #21- I'm In My mid-30's, You Say I Need A Will??

Blog #20- How Much Does My Car Actually Cost Me?

Blog #19- What is Income Protection Insurance & Should I Bother?

Blog #18-What is Specified Illness Cover & Should I Bother With It?

Blog #17 - Clear My Mortgage or Invest For My Future

Podcast #18 - Clear My Mortgage Early or Invest For My Future

Blog #16: How Can I Take My Pension?.....Cakified, Part 2!

Blog #15- How Can I Take My Pension?...........Cakified!

Blog #14- When Can I Retire.....?

Blog #14 - How to Avoid The #1 Investment Mistake We Make

Blog #13 - Don't invest your money in pensions, buy sheep instead!

Blog #12- Four Common Money Mistakes Which Make Us Poor (& how to avoid them!)

Blog #11- Should I Overpay My Mortgage? Hell Yeah!

God Give Me Patience, But I Want It Right Feckin' Now!

Blog #8 - Magic Money Mushrooming....(in 3 minutes, I think!)

Blog #7: The Cold Hard Facts of Compound Interest (2 minutes, cold!)

Blog#6- This will change your life.....(in 2 minutes, only 2 minutes!)

Please UnSubscribe.........! (in 4 minutes)

Blog #4 - How to be a financially agile Squirrel! (..in 4.5 minutes)

Blog# 3- Basic Stepping-Stones to Managing Your Finances (3-Minutes to read)

Podcasts

Podcast #34: Help, My Defined Benefit Pension Scheme is Closing!

Podcast #33: The 6 Big Risks & What To Do About Them....USA Style!

Podcast #32: Minimise Tax For Married Couples & Civil Partners in Ireland.....What's Love Got To Do With It!?

Podcast #31: All About Income Tax & What We Can Do About It