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May 14, 2021

Self Administered Pension - Tread Carefully! Blog 172

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Take Your 25% Tax Free Lump Sum, Or Not?? Blog 171

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The Value of Financial Advice & Ask Me Anything....Blog 169

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Where Do We Go From Here....Blog 167

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The Worst Time To Invest, Ever. Blog 166

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One Hundred Years of Recessions! Blog 165

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Large Vs Small investing in Ireland in 2020 and beyond....Blog 164
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Large Vs Small investing in Ireland in 2020 and beyond....Blog 164

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2020 Vision & 'Ask Me Anything'! Blog 163

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Ketamine and Fear/Greed in Irish Investing - Blog 162

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Taxation of Investment Trusts versus UCITs - Blog 160
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Taxation of Investment Trusts versus UCITs - Blog 160

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Investment Trusts in Ireland Blog 159

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The A to Z Of Financial Service Acronyms (TATZOFSA!) Blog 158

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Tax on investments in Ireland - A Plea! Blog 157
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Tax on investments in Ireland - A Plea! Blog 157

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Your Life In 1 Week - Blog 156
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Your Life In 1 Week - Blog 156

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Opportunity Cost & a conversation with my wife! Blog 155
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Opportunity Cost & a conversation with my wife! Blog 155

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Investment Losses Loom Larger Than Gains - Blog 154

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Managed Funds fail to beat the market, most of the time! Blog 153
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Managed Funds fail to beat the market, most of the time! Blog 153

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Successful Investing - Buffett Style! Blog 152
August 25, 2020

Successful Investing - Buffett Style! Blog 152

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What is the Standard Fund Threshold Ireland? Blog 151
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What is the Standard Fund Threshold Ireland? Blog 151

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Certainty or Returns, Pick One! Blog 150
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Certainty or Returns, Pick One! Blog 150

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The Big 4 & The Slow Dance - Blog 149

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Will 2020 Be The Best Year Ever For Irish Investors?! Blog 148

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How Does An ARF Work & Retirement Income 'Guardrails' - Blog147

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5 Occasions When You Should Ignore Your Financial Advisor - Blog 146

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What Will You Do With Your Money?! - Blog 145

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What Happens My Pension When I, You Know...!? Blog 144
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What Happens My Pension When I, You Know...!? Blog 144

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The Best Investments 2020 - The Lock-Down Edition! Blog 143
May 11, 2020

The Best Investments 2020 - The Lock-Down Edition! Blog 143

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Time For The Financial Advice Profession To Pull Up It's Socks? -Sunday Times 26.04.2020
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Time For The Financial Advice Profession To Pull Up It's Socks? -Sunday Times 26.04.2020

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Buy Property With A Pension? Blog 141
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Buy Property With A Pension? Blog 141

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The Dawn or Dusk of The Independent Financial Advisor in Ireland? Blog 140
March 30, 2020

The Dawn or Dusk of The Independent Financial Advisor in Ireland? Blog 140

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Are Equities For The Scrap Heap!? Blog 139
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Are Equities For The Scrap Heap!? Blog 139

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What To Do With My Investments and Pensions In A Declining Market? Blog 138
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What To Do With My Investments and Pensions In A Declining Market? Blog 138

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Davy GPS Funds - An Independent Analysis. Blog 137

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Have You Already Achieved Financial Independence!? Blog 136

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Are Irish Commercial Property Funds In Trouble? Blog 135
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Are Irish Commercial Property Funds In Trouble? Blog 135

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5 Signs You Need to Engage an Independent Financial Advisor - Blog 134

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A Review Of Absolute Return Funds in Ireland - Blog 133
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A Review Of Absolute Return Funds in Ireland - Blog 133

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Where Were Market Values When You We Born?? Blog 132
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Where Were Market Values When You We Born?? Blog 132

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Invest In Equities Now Or Wait For The Crash (Part II) - Blog 131
December 9, 2019

Invest In Equities Now Or Wait For The Crash (Part II) - Blog 131

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Investing in Emerging Market Index Funds in Ireland Blog 130
November 28, 2019

Investing in Emerging Market Index Funds in Ireland Blog 130

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Finding Financial Advice in Ireland You Can Trust - Blog 129
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Finding Financial Advice in Ireland You Can Trust - Blog 129

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How To Build an Investment Portfolio in Ireland? Blog 128
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How To Build an Investment Portfolio in Ireland? Blog 128

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The Best Multi-Asset Investment Funds in Ireland - Blog 127
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The Best Multi-Asset Investment Funds in Ireland - Blog 127

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Blog 125: Advisor Alpha....or Omega - Financial Advice Ireland!?
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Blog 125: Advisor Alpha....or Omega - Financial Advice Ireland!?

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Top 10 Financial Planning Tips - Blog 126
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Top 10 Financial Planning Tips - Blog 126

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What Is Financial Planning? Blog 124

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Self Administered Pension Fund? If It Looks Like A Duck, Quacks Like A Duck.....Blog 123
September 9, 2019

Self Administered Pension Fund? If It Looks Like A Duck, Quacks Like A Duck.....Blog 123

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Blog122: Using Annuity And ARF Combined To Generate Income In Retirement

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What Fees Are On My ARF Pension? Blog121
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What Fees Are On My ARF Pension? Blog121

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Taking Income From An ARF & Spending Strategies - Blog 120

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How Early Can I Retire? Blog 119

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Blog117: How Long Will My ARF Last?

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Blog116: Investing In Bonds In Retirement

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Blog 115: Should I Buy an ARF? Blog 115

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Generating Income In Retirement, ARF or Annuity? What To Choose? Blog 114

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Blog113: A Life-Changing Sum Of Money

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Blog111: How To Reduce Inheritance Tax

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Blog110: 5 Common Retirement Planning Mistakes To Avoid

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Blog109: How To Build A Pension Pot Of €1m?

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Blog108: Beware This Killer Bias

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Blog107: Diversification Vs Asset Allocation.....

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Blog 106: The Best Way To Invest €500,000??
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Blog 106: The Best Way To Invest €500,000??

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Blog105: Why We Are Rubbish At Investing

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Blog104: Retirement Relief In Ireland?

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Episode127: What If My Pension Fund Doesn't Perform?
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Episode127: What If My Pension Fund Doesn't Perform?

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Blog103: What If My Funds Don't Perform....?

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Invest in a Pension or Save in a Bank Account!? Blog 102
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Invest in a Pension or Save in a Bank Account!? Blog 102

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Blog101: Are Irish Pensions A Waste Of Your Time & Money.....

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How To Invest An Inheritance? Blog 100

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Annual Declines Of -13.9%....Blog 99

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Blog#98: Defined Benefit - Should I Stay Or I Should I Go Now....

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Should I Invest Now Or Wait For A Crash? Blog 97
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Should I Invest Now Or Wait For A Crash? Blog 97

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Best Ways To Get Independent Financial Advice In Ireland? Blog 96

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Blog92: Should I Join My Company's Pension Scheme?

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Blog91: Ways To Beat Sequence-Risk....Possibly!

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ARF Investment Risks. Sequence Risk. Blog 90
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ARF Investment Risks. Sequence Risk. Blog 90

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Blog89: Procrastinate Later.....

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Blog87: Why 'Risk Questionnaires' Are Dangerous....

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Blog86: The State Pension & Swimming In The Nip!

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Blog85: Is Investing in EII Schemes in Ireland a Viable Option?

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Blog84a: A Huge Tax Saving On Investments?.......A Tale Of 2 Cities

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Blog84: Real Returns: Low-Cost Savings, Or A Pension??

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Blog82: When Simplicity Rewards Investors Handsomely......

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Blog81: Can A Couple Retire With €1m Pension Pot?

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Blog80: The Mexican Fisherman.....
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Blog80: The Mexican Fisherman.....

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July 16, 2018

Blog79: Pension Planning For Company Directors.....Its Party Time!

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Blog78: The 3 Characteristics Which Suggest You Should Not Invest In Equities....
July 9, 2018

Blog78: The 3 Characteristics Which Suggest You Should Not Invest In Equities....

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Blog77: Which Is Best.....'Growth' Or 'Value' Investing??

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Blog76: A Bid That Could Change Your Life.....!

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Blog75: Should I Own Bonds Now?

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