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Property
Stock market collapse is a warning to us all
Stock market collapse is a warning to us all
The dramatic stock market collapse of the past fortnight means that there are no easy ways to protect any wealth you might have,...
So what will you live on come retirement?
So what will you live on come retirement?
Recessions come with great – as in huge – consequences. Businesses go under; people lose their jobs while others are forced to...
Time to work on health care costs
Time to work on health care costs
With €700 million cuts on the cards for the health service in the coming year, it’s going to take some manoeuvring for the...
Euro and your savings reprieved, not saved
Euro and your savings reprieved, not saved
Last week in this column I suggested that there are three areas of your personal finances that you should be prioritising this...
Even Euromillions victors have their financial woes
Even Euromillions victors have their financial woes
The Scottish couple who won last week’s €185 million Euromillions draw now have an entirely new set of personal finance issues...
Unsecured creditors may get some relief
Unsecured creditors may get some relief
The Code of Conduct for mortgage arrears means that mortgage holders who have been unable to pay their loans in full have a...
Take ownership of your finances
Take ownership of your finances
Even a currency and fiscal crisis comes with a silver lining. Among those is the One that the realisation by ordinary people...
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...
