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Podcasts

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

Podcast104: An American Perspective....With Eric Brotman

Podcast103: Real Returns: Invest in Low Cost Funds Or A Pension

Podcast102: The 4% Rule In Ireland....

Podcast100: The Guy Spier Interview

Podcast99: When Simplicity Rewards Investors

Podcast98: Can A Couple Retire In Ireland With €1million?

Podcast97: The Mexican Fisherman........

Podcast96: Planning for company directors in Ireland....Party-Time!

Podcast95: The 3 Characteristics Which Suggest You Should Not Invest In Equities....

Podcast94: Growth Or Value Investing, Which Is Best??

Podcast93: The Bid That Could Change Your Life....!

Podcast92: Develping A Career in Financial Services....with Hugh Murray

Podcast91: The Emmet Savage Conversation.....

Podcast90: Should I Own Bonds? A 3-Portfolio Study

Podcast89: Financial Planning With The End In Mind

Podcast88: My Worst Investment Ever....And What We Can Learn!

Podcast87: Just Start......

Podcast86: Small Cap Investing...When Small Is Big

Podcast85: The 4 Big Pitfalls When Buying A Home

Podcast84: Should I Buy Gold?

Podcast83: Peer 2 Peer Lending....What You Should Know

Podcast 82: A Last Resort......Section 72

Podcast81: Optimism Is The Way.......Sunday Times Article

Podcast80: Humans Under Management.....with Andy Hart

Podcast79: Saving For A Deposit Over 5 Years.....

Podcast78: Feedback & Presents

Podcast77: Losing Power With Deposit Accounts

Podcast76: Evidence Based Investing.....with Robin Powell

Podcast75: Business Success Series #1 - Paddy O'Connell

Podcast74: How To Inherit A Home Tax Free......?!

Podcast73: What Should I Do With A Raise?

Podcast72 - They Died With Too Much Money.....So They Did!

Podcast71: The Greatest 'Get-Rich-Quick' Scheme Ever....

Podcast70: Should I Invest in Commodities.....Moooooo!

Podcast69: Is Euro Cost Averaging A Good Thing? (Chicken & Egg Version!)

Podcast67: Why Resolutions Don't Work (& What To Do Instead!)

Podcast #67: How Much Could I Save By Switching Mortgage? The Big Switcheroo!

Podcast #66: Financial Well-Being with Jason Butler...

Podcast #65- The War On Commissions........(Green-Grocer Version!)