So what can distressed mortgage-holders take away from last week’s grilling of four bank bosses (AIB, Bank of Ireland, Ulster...
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Determined first time buyers get Budget boost
Determined first time buyers get Budget boost
There was, unfortunately, very little good news in last week’s Budget. Families with more than two children will lose some of...
Festive joy is in giving and not the spending
Festive joy is in giving and not the spending
It’s less than three weeks to Christmas and no matter how dismal the economic scene, it is still a holiday that most people...
Is time running out for the euro and eurozone?
Is time running out for the euro and eurozone?
“I just wish they’d make up their minds,” a friend said last week. “Either save the bleedin’ Euro or let it fail. Just get on...
New global dominator fund aims for risk aware investors
New global dominator fund aims for risk aware investors
Brave investors are rare enough these days. With markets swinging by 100 to 200 points in a day, volatility is too great for the...
Market uncertainty inspires some interesting new funds
Market uncertainty inspires some interesting new funds
Global stock markets have never been so volatile, with huge swings of 100 or 200 points on some days. Currencies are daily...
Consumer protection is better late than never
Consumer protection is better late than never
In the same week that the occupiers of Priory Hall discovered that building standards had been completely flouted, the Central...
Government hatches mortgage arrears plan – just about
Government hatches mortgage arrears plan – just about
A mortgage-to-rent pilot scheme is expected to get underway very shortly, but anyone thinking that this might be the solution to...
Opportunities beckon in falling stock market?
Opportunities beckon in falling stock market?
Whenever I mention the expression ‘world dominator shares’ (WDS) in a column it generates some extra e-mails and letters from...
Prompt action required to protect your wealth
Prompt action required to protect your wealth
I recently received a long letter from a reader who had inherited a portfolio of shares from her husband who died a couple of...
Why to act promptly once redundancy shock passes
Why to act promptly once redundancy shock passes
Most of the 575 workers at the TalkTalk call centre in Waterford who were notified that their jobs will disappear in a brutally...
Mortgage debt forgiveness is unlikely, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t seek some relief
Mortgage debt forgiveness is unlikely, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t seek some relief
Two domestic stories dominated last week’s airwaves and headlines – the price of sending kids back to school and the plight of...
