Not everything is as it seems, especially when it comes to money and financial products. I was at a movie the other day and one...
Property
PRSI contributions v private market insurance
PRSI contributions v private market insurance
You need to be either very determined or very desperate to become self-employed in Ireland today. A couple of weeks ago RTE’s...
Debt lifeline as bankruptcy rules ease
Debt lifeline as bankruptcy rules ease
Insolvency and bankruptcy are debt solutions that should finally come into their own in 2016, now that the legal process and...
MONEY TIMES: ‘Thoughts on the bear market’
MONEY TIMES: ‘Thoughts on the bear market’
A ‘hard landing’. Now those are two words to send shivers down the spines of some readers who’ve been through it before and are...
Won the lottery or had a windfall?
Won the lottery or had a windfall?
The Lotto jackpot might have hit €10 million but that’s the kind of money that only appears in our dreams…and even comes...
Time to get planning for your retirement
Time to get planning for your retirement
In a recent column, I reminded readers that with approximately half of all private health insurance renewals coming up in the...
Finance Q&A…
Finance Q&A…
Mr TE writes: “A year ago my wife and I sold our house and moved in with my 60 year old widowed mother. We used our own...
The war on cash is heating up
The war on cash is heating up
The phasing out of one and two cent coins by a voluntary campaign between retailers and the Central Bank that began on October...
An income boost from UK pensions
An income boost from UK pensions
Are you receiving a UK state old age pension? Did you – like hundreds of thousands of Irish emigrants work in the UK, pay...
Don’t overpay on health insurance
Don’t overpay on health insurance
This is the start of the busiest time for private health insurance renewals, for companies renewing their corporate schemes and...
Budget Windfall could prove insurance lifesaver
Budget Windfall could prove insurance lifesaver
What should you do with the tax refund or savings that you will be getting back in your pocket as a result of Budget 2016? If...
Pre-Empting The Budget
Pre-Empting The Budget
Budget Day falls on this newspaper’s publication day so I can only speculate as to whether Minister Noonan has delivered on any...
