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Publications

Blog Posts

Pensions for Business Owners - 3 Pitfalls! Blog 168

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

The Worst Time To Invest, Ever. Blog 166

One Hundred Years of Recessions! Blog 165

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

2020 Vision & 'Ask Me Anything'! Blog 163

Ketamine and Fear/Greed in Irish Investing - Blog 162

Taxation of Investment Trusts versus UCITs - Blog 160

'The Next Millionaire Next Door' with Dr. Sarah Fallaw - Podcast 199

Investment Trusts in Ireland Blog 159

Investment Trusts in Ireland - Podcast 198

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

The A to Z Of Financial Service Acronyms (TATZOFSA!) - Podcast 197

Tax on investments in Ireland - A Plea! Blog 157

Your Life In 1 Week - Blog 156

Build Your Wealth with Todd Tressider - Podcast 195

Opportunity Cost & a conversation with my wife! Blog 155

Investment Losses Loom Larger Than Gains - Blog 154

Investment Losses Loom Larger Than Gains - Podcast 192

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

Successful Investing - Buffett Style! Blog 152

Successful Investing - Buffett Style! Podcast 190

What is the Standard Fund Threshold Ireland? Blog 151

Certainty or Returns, Pick One! Blog 150

Certainty or Returns - Pick One. Podcast 188

The Big & The Slow Dance - Podcast 187

The Big 4 & The Slow Dance - Blog 149

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

How Does An ARF Work & Pension Income 'Guardrails' -Podcast 183

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

5 Occasions To Ignore Your Financial Advisor - Podcast 182

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

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

How Will You Spend Your Money - Podcast 181

What Happens My Pension When I, You Know?! Podcast 180

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

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

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

Buy Property With A Pension? Blog 141

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

Are Equities For The Scrap Heap!? Blog 139

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

Davy GPS Funds - An Independent Analysis. Blog 137

Retire Successfully, with Derek Bell - Podcast 169

Have You Already Achieved Financial Independence!? Blog 136

Have You Already Reached Financial Independence? Podcast 168

Podcast 167: Life Planning with George Kinder

Are Irish Commercial Property Funds In Trouble? Blog 135

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

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

Demise of Absolute Return Funds in Ireland - Podcast 163

A Review Of Absolute Return Funds in Ireland - Blog 133

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

Podcast 162: Equity Markets at My Birth!

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

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

Investing in Emerging Market Index Funds in Ireland Blog 130

Podcast 160: Emerging Market Index Funds Ireland

Finding Financial Advice in Ireland You Can Trust - Blog 129

Podcast 159: Finding Financial Advice in Ireland

How To Build an Investment Portfolio in Ireland? Blog 128

Building an Investment Portfolio in Ireland. Podcast 158

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

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

The Best Investment Funds in Ireland. Podcast 156

Top 10 Financial Planning Tips - Podcast 155

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

Top 10 Financial Planning Tips - Blog 126

Podcast154: Advisor Alpha in Ireland

What Is Financial Planning? Blog 124

Podcast152: What is Financial Planning, Really??

The Impact of Fees On My Pension ARF. Podcast149

What Will Website Be Like In 100 Years?

10 Quick Tips About Blogging

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

Escaping Full-Time Employment - A Listener’s Journey #214