Bank of Ireland Shares- To Buy or not to Buy?
I get a lot of queries from clients and friends about whether to buy Bank of Ireland Shares. I saw some excellent analysis today which gives the full argument from both sides on whether to buy or not. A quick summary of one interesting point below. If anyone wants the full analysis document, email us. […]
Free Pension or Investment Fund Analysis – For February only
Free Pension or Investment Fund Analysis – For February only, No catch, No sales pressure and No obligation. Ever wonder how your investment / pension funds are performing, or wonder if you should move to another investment manager? We are offering our valuable analysis service free for the month of February. The service is a comprehensive independent assessment of the performance […]
Interesting Test Level For Markets
Interesting test level for markets Markets have a great run over the past few weeks, from 31st December when the US Congress resolved the short term Fiscal Cliff issues, to recent days where markets seem to have stalled. More importantly though, stock markets have been rising for almost 4 years now. I accept that this was […]
Budget Fairness, My View
It is crucial that budgets and the tax system as a whole are fair, and that those who have the ability to pay take a larger share of the burden. However, this government has done a reasonable job of sharing the load if you look at all budgets since 2008. Budget impact on incomes since […]
Pension Charges – Do you know what you are paying? Irish Times
Pension Charges – Do you know what you are paying? Irish Times article by “David Quinn” Investwise It’s about time the findings of the Pensions Charging Report were issued. I completely agree with the findings and think the industry in general charges far too much for bad advice. I would urge everyone to check what […]
Ban on commissions in UK
From Jan 1st, commissions on the sale of most financial products will be banned in the UK. This process has been called the Retail Distribution Review (RDR). It is scaring the living daylights out of the Irish financial advisor market, for obvious reasons. I hope it comes in here also, although I expect it will […]
Top Ten Investment Funds – 2012 (so far!)
2012 Top Ten Investment Funds (So Far!) There is a real mix of funds in the top ten performers so far this year. Quinn Life and Irish Life feature strongly, with 2 and 4 funds respectively, in the list. Property Stocks (listed property companies) have been doing well. Technology, Biotech and some well managed general […]
Warren Buffett’s unique view on Cash and Deposits as an investment
Warren Buffett’s unique view on Cash and Deposits as an investment Warren Buffett, probably the greatest investor of all time, has a unique way of looking at his cash holdings. Given that so many Irish individuals have their savings and possibly pensions, sitting in bank deposits and cash funds, this may be of interest. Now, […]
The Real India?
The first link below, from the FT, has a good commentary on the Indian social and economic situation. It describes the huge imbalance between rich and poor, economic success and poverty but also asks some difficult questions for ‘wealthy’ european nations such as ourselves and Greece. FT India Article The Fidelity India China Fund, which is […]
Investment Myth – ‘Sell in May and Go away’
Investment Myth – ‘Sell in May and Go away’ SeekingAlpa.com has a great pool of investment related articles and gives investors some insight into the thoughts of other investors and investment managers. There are lots of investment myths out there and ‘rules of thumb’ that you hear about from time to time. The old chestnut of […]
