Bear with me, we’ll talk about ‘Bears’ Here are a set of charts (compliments of dshort.com) Below is a chart of the four major bear markets we have seen in the last 100 ye... Continue reading
Life companies are safe, hence the state shafts them The new budget has placed a 1% levy on all life assurance policies commenced from June 09'. The levy will apply to Life and Pensio... Continue reading
To fix or not to fix, even if it ain’t broken Paul O'Connor from MyHat.ie asked me to do a post about fixed rates, like us, they get lots of questions on mortgages, property etc. ... Continue reading
Writedown America? The USA is made up of 50 states, each state is made up of lots of localities, referred to as municipalities. So while the USA may be AA... Continue reading
Are we in a cyclical bull market? Steve Leuthold talks on Bloomberg about the reasons he feels we are going to see a cyclical bull market (as opposed to the secular bear... Continue reading
Emergency Budget Blues Emergency Budget blues - to listen to the song click the orange link to the right (budgetblues) I got emergency budget blues Emer... Continue reading
Financial planning? Get a financial planner! As the lyric goes I’ve been laid up from work my rent is due, my kids all need bran new shoes, money’s too tight to mention... Mick Huc... Continue reading
Stamp Duty ‘Trade In’ deal…. wtf? This post must, by definition start with a giant 'WTF?!', because in it we will be looking at the new stamp duty 'trade in' scheme, bro... Continue reading
Some key points from the budget (#bludget) ;-) Budget Breakdown 2009. Income Levy 2% up to €15,028. 4% up to €75,036 6% up to €174,980 Health Levy (to double... Continue reading
Text of Budget announcement 2009 Here is the text of the Budget 2009 speech given by Brian Lenihan today. STATEMENT OF THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE MR BRIAN LENIH... Continue reading