Solicitors have run, will others follow? Michael Lynn famously fled owing tens of millions of euro to banks and people he had ripped off. The last I heard of the lynngerbread m... Continue reading
Brokers short sell themselves in a race to the bottom. It is clear that I am no fan of the new 'homeloanchoice' scheme brought into being in the 2009 budget. I have always felt that 'if it a... Continue reading
Buy some petrol up North while you do your shopping. With the new petrol levy of 8 cent per litre it will put the average price of petrol in Ireland to about €1.27 which at current exchang... Continue reading
It’s not all gloom and doom: some of the things will improve in the downturn I'm a big bad bear, have been for quite some time, but even the likes of me can see that the property fallout will have some good aspec... Continue reading
Poverty, more than just a matter of money This article is about poverty and is part of the Blog Action Day 2008 in which blog writers from around the world write about a certain... Continue reading
The best monetary decision will be that which is taken I have looked back at market crashes, the Dutch Tulip Bulb crash, the Railway crash in the USA, the Great Depression, the Oil Crisis in... Continue reading
NIB’s ‘LTV’ Tracker now extinct NIB had long championed their 'LTV Tracker' as the best value product on the market. Indeed it was, but today we have seen the removal ... Continue reading
Less tax and simple bankruptcy could be the best solution As we await what is being described as a 'savage' budget, it is important to remember some of the ideas being thrown about may appeal p... Continue reading
It’s getting chilly in Iceland…. recession card played Iceland has seen the Icelandic Krona get pummelled recently, on the currency markets one trader said that they could not get into any f... Continue reading
Dirty oul’ town – why Wispa’s might clean up our act ‘Win-Win‘ is a term most of us a familiar with, and often, in any negotiation it is the elusive solution, and in some cases it may as w... Continue reading