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...

Hugo Bouleau's (pseudonym of the author) book was for me, perhaps the most riveting reading of 2008. I like to underline important sent...

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...

Banks have a pool of money called 'zero rated funds', this is the money that they hold for which they are paying no interest. Lots of c...

I know on the last post with Charlie Rose I said 'this is a must see' but cancel that, this one is the must see of the day! This is ...

This is footage of a talk given by Prof. Stephen Kinsella of the Kemmy Business School in University of Limerick, about his thoughts on...

In browsing the site itsyourmoney.ie today I noticed something interesting. First of all there is a section for 'savings & deposit ...

I had cause to have lunch with an economist today, one of whom I am a huge admirer. In our chat over lunch we talked about banking, def...

It almost sounds too simple to be true, but a car with a 'switchable' battery makes absolute sense, why not have an interchangeable bat...

Today we have had our sovereign rating downgraded yet again. A part of me is slightly miffed that the same ratings agencies who were ra...

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