28
February
2012
BY FIONA REDDAN in The Irish Times on 28th February 2012
If you don’t want to be ‘Madoffed’, à la the eponymous investor whose giant Ponzi scheme led many to lose their life’s savings, or even just to suffer poor performance, it’s worth putting a l
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20
February
2012
As advocates of investing through low-cost index funds, imagine our surprise today when we read that Standard Life will be closing its index tracking investment options with effect from the 28th May. The reason given by Standard Life is that it is due to “low investment volumes”
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20
February
2012
One of the biggest problems we face when advising new clients is the issue of dealing with their existing contracts.
In order to pay high upfront sales commissions, product producers design complex charging structures including early surrender penalties. Naturally no one purchases a produc
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14
February
2012
On the 31st January I gave a talk at a debate in the Shelbourne Hotel called Facing the Unthinkable: the Collapse of the Euro, the Practical and Legal Implications, which was organised by Solicitors Reddy Charlton to raise funds for Straight Ahead, a medical charity that was establ
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13
February
2012
In an adaptation from his upcoming shareholder letter, the Oracle of Omaha explains why equities almost always beat the alternatives over time. By Warren Buffett FORTUNE -- Investing is often described as the process of laying out money now in the expectation
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8
February
2012
Our latest market update and portfolio review is now available.
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8
February
2012
Today Wednesday the 8th February 2012, the Irish Brokers Association is meeting with the Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Social Protection & Education to express a view that private pension funds can play a pivotal role in the economic recovery.
Minister Noonan has publicly announced tha
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