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Question of the month: should I sell my investments, adjust or hold on tight?

It’s been a bad year for my investments. I hold several investment funds and some individual stocks. Overall I’m down more than ten percent. 2023 seems as uncertain as what has gone before. Should I sell my investments, adjust or

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5 ideas to make the most of your finances in 2023

2022 has had an impact on everyone’s finances. So whether you’re in recovery mode, or looking for new ways to maximise the extra cash you’re saving, we can help you get your finances into shape for the New Year. Take

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How did we do in 2022?

Each year, we pick a handful of investment funds available to Irish investors and highlight them on our blog. We’ve charted below how our 2022 selections performed. Interested in our 2023 picks? Click here to read more. There’s no doubt

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What will drive markets in 2023?

2022 has been a year to forget for the vast majority of investors. And while the wider economy might look challenging in 2023, there are rays of light in investment markets, which have already priced in much of the downside.

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Question of the month: should I keep my paper share certificates?

I’ve held a small portfolio of shares for many years, mainly in well-known Irish and UK companies such as CRH and Barclays. I like getting the annual report and other information from the companies. But these days the trend is

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Moneycube Talks: Keeping your pension on track with Davy and Zurich Life

This year, it’s been impossible to ignore the markets. Driven by inflation, war supply chain shortages, there have been significant declines in most markets, followed by a partial recovery over the summer, which itself is unwound in September and October.

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ECB raises interest rates

ECB raises interest rates: how are you affected?

The European Central Bank (ECB) has raised interest rates by 0.25%, increasing its key deposit rate to 2.25%. The move was widely expected by financial markets, but it still represents a turning point after nearly three years of steady or

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Investing in money market funds

Investor interest in money market funds has become huge in recent years, with the value of the Euro money market reaching €2.1 trillion in March, up 42% in just three years. And with interest rates on the move again, the

SpaceX IPO

SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs: Should I invest?

Three of the most talked-about companies on the planet – SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic – are preparing to list on public stock markets (known as an initial public offering, or) within the space of a few months. For the first

Emerging markets: should you own more?

The last decade has largely belonged to US equities, particularly the technology giants that have come to dominate global markets. Buy a global equity fund and a large chunk of your money ends up in the United States, particularly the

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What’s going on in the bond market?

Over the past few weeks, bond market yields on long-dated government debt have risen to levels not seen since the eve of the 2008 financial crisis. The US 30-year Treasury yield briefly touched 5.2% — the highest since 2007. UK

Savings and investment account: will it happen, and what should you do meantime?

The Irish Government’s mooted saving incentive scheme has already generated a fair amount of chatter. What are we actually looking at here, and how seriously should you take it? What is the Savings and Investment Account? The proposed Savings and

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