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The tax of Regulation
It is worth noting that the constant calls for 'Regulation' are partly flawed, on one hand we do need more regulation, such as regulati...
Posts by Karl Deeter
Track that Yield Curve! ECB effects.
Today the FT has reported that the ECB will offer unlimited 12 mth repo facilities to banks, this is a big step for the generally hawki...
Living in the past, Irish property prices.
Paul O'Connor of MyHat.ie and PropertyWeek.ie has written up a great post on the Irish property market, the single biggest hindrance in...
Jingle Mail, Jangle Mail, or ‘Voluntary Possession’.
I had the honour of being a speaker at a MABS seminar on the 21st of May, it was called 'Keeping a roof over your head' and it was focu...
Rich Dad, Poor Dad (book review)
I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad in 2001 (very belated review!), on the advice of a guy I knew when I was working in Bridgeport on the South s...
Growing concern over a growing deficit
Bloomberg economics editor Tom Keene talks about the growing deficit in the US economy. The current account deficit in the US seems to ...
A bank who wants clients should issue a tracker offering.
Trackers are dead and gone, there is one on the market but it's at a margin so high that it is effectively worse than a bad variable ra...
Get ahead of the curve on fixed rates… Oops! Too late!
We have been touting fixed rates for quite some time on the basis that people needed to fix at the time rates were heading for historic...
The Final Crash, by Hugo Bouleau (book review & interview)
Hugo Bouleau's (pseudonym of the author) book was for me, perhaps the most riveting reading of 2008. I like to underline important sent...
How is TRS calculated?
TRS or Tax Relief at Source, is a mortgage related tax relief available to first time buyers. The working elements of it will be descri...