Irrational banking, non-competition creating profits unexpectedly. That banking in Ireland is a little irrational at present is a given, however, there are occurrences in the market which will change pr... Continue reading
‘Fix or forever hold your tongue!’, A floor on Rates (with a rise likely!) Rates likely to rise as per AIB's statement, and PTsbs actions, what we are trying to tell everybody, in clear English is this: 'If you... Continue reading
Toxic traders, capitalising on volumes Joe Saluzzi of Themis Trading (I mistakenly read the link initially as 'the mistrading'!) have recently published a paper which accuses... Continue reading
Retire young! Retire poor…. The age of retirement is going to rise, within the next five years it has to. There are several reasons, the most immediate being that ... Continue reading
The investment method of property valuations. I recently enjoyed the company of IPAV lecturer Frank Quinn and during our time together we discussed the Irish property market and mor... Continue reading
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... Continue reading
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... Continue reading
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... Continue reading
Current account interest rates are set to drop 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... Continue reading
Irish economic policy for the crisis: What next? (first session) On Wednesday there was a conference in Trinity College Dublin called 'Irish economic policy for the crisis: What next?'. This post is v... Continue reading