Impartial advice for your financial future
Many people are asking us about the viability of the Euro and what might happen in the event that the sinlge currency should break up.
We cannot be certain but should such an event occur, the fallout will not be pleasant.
We have been asked by clients about foreign currency deposit options and whether it's a good idea to open up these accounts.
While not without risk, opening a foreign currency account provides some level of diversification away from...
Here are some questions for you to ponder...
Are you unsure where to put your money at this time?
Are you concerned about leaving your money in Irish resident accounts?
Are you looking for a 100% capital protected solution with growth prospects?
Are you prepared to put your money away until June 2016?
If you answer yes to all of these questions, we might just have the soluition for you.
The Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan announced his 4th budget yesterday. It was predicted beforehand that it was going to be a tough budget and it lived up to its expectations.
Very few people will escape the consequences of this budget, from workers, to people on social welfare to savers and investors.
Here are a couple of major points concerning the Life and Pensions industry:
We never know the time nor the place
Life cover is an essential product to have because you will never know when you might need it.
While everthing else seems to be going up, Life Cover in general has come down in price this year. This trend is now continuing with further rate reductions by Zurich Life which came into effect on October 11th. The new price levels apply to both life and Serious Illness Cover.
For example, a male, non smoker aged 40 next birthday would have paid €48.69 per month for €300,000...
During times of uncertainty gold has always been considered a safe haven and during the current economic crisis this trend has continued. Gold has continuously reached record levels over the past few months and in late September broke the $1,300 an oz barrier.
Gold is a very special metal for many people. It has traditionally been seen as a sign of wealth and the first coins were made from real gold. Up until the mid 20th century the major currencies of the world were tied to gold. Today the fascination with gold...
Aviva have entered the Income Protection market bringing the number of companies offering this as a standalone product to four. This means there is now greater choice than ever before for customers who want to take out an Income Protection Policy.
One innovation being introduced is a new short term deferred period of only 4 weeks, which means that you only have to be out of work that period of time before making a claim on the policy. Previous to this the shortest deferred period was 8 weeks....
The vast majority of pension funds are invested in managed funds which generally consist of a mixture of equities, bonds, property and cash. There are however more and more alternative funds now available which offer investors something different. Included amongst these are the various Green Energy funds, commodites funds and specific single asset funds such as gold or oil funds. Another available alternative is a fund which is based on infrastructure.
Infrastructure...
Note: Entry for 2010 is now closed. View the latest standings here.
We are delighed to bring you our Fantasy Investor Competition for 2010. This is our initial Fantasy Fund competition and we hope that it will prove popular with everybody. As well as being fun, we also want to demonstrate the wide range of funds which are available to regular investors. Not everybody is aware of the range of investment choice in today's marketplace.
The process is very straightforward....
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