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Publications

Blog Posts

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

The Dawn or Dusk of The Independent Financial Advisor in Ireland? Podcast 173

Are Equities For The Scrap Heap!? Podcast 172

What To Do With My Investments and Pensions In A Declining Market? Podcast 171

Davy Funds (GPS) - An Independent Review - Podcast 170

Retire Successfully, with Derek Bell - Podcast 169

Have You Already Reached Financial Independence? Podcast 168

Podcast 167: Life Planning with George Kinder

Are Irish Commercial Property Funds In Trouble? Podcast 166

Talking Financial Independence with Mrs. Smart Money - Podcast 165

5 Signs That You Need An Independent Financial Advisor - Podcast 164

Demise of Absolute Return Funds in Ireland - Podcast 163

Podcast 162: Equity Markets at My Birth!

Invest In Equities or Wait For 'The Crash'? Podcast 161

Podcast 160: Emerging Market Index Funds Ireland

Podcast 159: Finding Financial Advice in Ireland

Building an Investment Portfolio in Ireland. Podcast 158

The Expat Tax Special - With Barry Murphy of 'Expat Tax Services Ireland'. Podcast 157

The Best Investment Funds in Ireland. Podcast 156

Top 10 Financial Planning Tips - Podcast 155

Podcast154: Advisor Alpha in Ireland

Podcast153: Nucleus Platform Conference - Manchester!

Podcast152: What is Financial Planning, Really??

Podcast150: Using Annuity and ARF for Pension Income

Podcast151: Small Self Administered Pension Scheme Ireland

The Impact of Fees On My Pension ARF. Podcast149

Investing For Retirement. Effective Retirement Income Strategies. Podcast 148

Podcast147: How Early Can I Retire?

Financial Independence in Ireland, with Fin Goulding - Podcast 146

Podcast145: Making My ARF Last Longer

Podcast144: The Abraham Okusanya Interview

Podcast143: How Long Will My ARF Last?

Podcast142: Investing in Bonds in Retirement?

Podcast141: What You Should Know About ARFs

Podcast140: Generating Income In Retirement, Annuity or ARF?

Podcast139: A Life Changing Sum Of Money

Podcast138: The Spice Girls & 20 Years of Inflation in Ireland

Podcast137: Reducing Inheritance Tax

Podcast136: The 5 Common Retirement Planning Mistakes

Podcast135: How To Build A €1m Pension Pot

Podcast134: Achieving Financial Independence , With Michael Houghton

Podcast133: The 'Paddy Delaney' Interview

Podcast132: The Impact Of Recency Bias In Investing

Podcast131: Diversify Vs Asset Allocation...The Numbers

Podcast130: Best Way To Invest €500,000....Kinda!

Podcast129: Why We Are Rubbish At Investing

Podcast128: Retirement Relief in Ireland (The Outhouse Version)

Podcast126: How to Save €1m In A Pension Or Savings Account

Podcast125: Why Most Pensions Are A Waste Of Time, Unfortunately

Podcast124: What Should I Do With An Inheritance

Podcast123: Fancy Annual Declines Of 13.9%??

Podcast122: Defined Benefit Scheme - Should I Take A Transfer From A DB Scheme?

Podcast121: The Transparency Task Force with Andy Agathangelou

Podcast120: Should I Invest Now Or Wait For A Crash?

Podcast119: Where To Get Financial Advice In Ireland?

Podcast118: A UK Perspective.....with Rory Percival

Podcast117: A Wolf In Sheep-Clothing.....You've Been Warned!

Podcast117: A Wolf In Sheep-Clothing.....You've Been Warned!

Podcast116: What Is Entrepreneur Relief & Is It Any Use To Me??

Podcast115: Congregation 2018 - Beware The Lizard Brain

Podcast114: Should I Join My Employers Company Pension Scheme?

Podcast113: Managing Sequence Risk

Podcast112: Sequence Risk....The Silent Retirement-Income Killer

Derek Bell Interview - How To Retire Well! Podcast 111

Podcast110: How To Procrastinate Later.........

Podcast109: The Real Impact Of Budget 2019 (Budgety McBudget-Face)

Podcast101: Using Trusts In Your Estate/Financial Planning

Podcast 108: When Investing 'Risk Questionnaires' Are Dangerous

Podcast107: The State Pension....Are You Swimming In The Nip!?

Podcast106: Is Investing in EII Scheme A Viable Option For Me?

Podcast105: A Huge Tax Saving On Investments - A Tale Of 2 Cities