News of the World: Money expert on Debt IRELAND is in payback mode at the moment. As a country we’re experiencing “deleveraging”, which means that many people are using most o... Continue reading
Oil be damned, get back under $100 Every time oil breaks the $100 a barrel mark there are teams of analysts willing to make calls like $200 oil, recently one even said (w... Continue reading
Slow growth economy stock returns There is a growing body of work suggesting that many developed countries will cease to roar ahead at 3%+ growth rates in the future, th... Continue reading
News of the World: Money Saving Expert Our sister company Advisors.ie has been working with the Irish News of the World, presenting their 'money saving expert' piece every we... Continue reading
New ‘Consumer Protection Code’, the proposed CPC47 going forward. The original Consumer Protection Code was brought out in 2006 and it was a welcome augmentation to the Regulatory environment, since th... Continue reading
The ‘big bad bank run’ is very quiet bank run as defined by Barron's dictionary of banking terminology as follows: 'A series of unexpected cash withdrawals caused by a sud... Continue reading
The first time buyer conundrum, to buy or not to buy? At the moment in Ireland there is a conundrum for first time buyers: should you buy now and potentially over-pay on purpose? It's an u... Continue reading
Bank cost of funds versus mortgage prices Eurodollar or LIBOR cost of funds is a common phrase in banking, what does it mean or do though? Banks borrow short term and lend out ... Continue reading