Even a currency and fiscal crisis comes with a silver lining. Among those is the One that the realisation by ordinary people...
Author: Jill Kerby
Improved financial advice is in everyone’s interest
Improved financial advice is in everyone’s interest
Knowing when to seek help is a second step in the solving of any problem. Of course, admitting the problem is the first step. ...
Water charges will raise taxpayers hackles
Water charges will raise taxpayers hackles
Abolishing local authority charges and property taxes may have been hugely popular, but now that they have to be re-imposed, it...
Pensions Levy turns into a Presidential petition
Pensions Levy turns into a Presidential petition
First – pensions; not the ones the Government is still managing to pay to retired public servants or old age pensioners, mind...
Fair Deal Pyramid Scheme
Fair Deal Pyramid Scheme
It certainly seemed like a ‘Fair Deal’ – for a short while. But like all pyramid schemes, the Nursing Home Support Scheme was...
The pension fund levy: an unprecedented savings raid
The pension fund levy: an unprecedented savings raid
Last week the Government crossed a line. It announced that for the first time it would dip into the private wealth of its...
Soaring gold and silver prices – why?
Soaring gold and silver prices – why?
By the time you read this, the price of gold and silver may have fallen back a little, or by a lot. Or maybe it will have kept...
Debt management now sadly a growing industry
Debt management now sadly a growing industry
There’s a great deal of talk about debt restructuring and resolution in this country. And some it is finally focussed on the...
Too much spending is not the answer either
Too much spending is not the answer either
One half of the population is saving; the other half is in debt. No-one is spending more than they have to. Even the new car...
Forget banks and do your own stress test
Forget banks and do your own stress test
We’ve heard a great deal about stress-testing lately. Now, fundamentally, the idea of a stress-test isn’t a bad thing. Engineers...
Search for more investment knowledge will pay dividends
Search for more investment knowledge will pay dividends
Last week’s column about safeguarding your savings and investments has resulted in a number of letters and e-mails from readers...
Renoirs Reflection
Renoirs Reflection
It’s been five months since this new sensational band has officially switched from cover to original and we are extremely...
