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It’s Pensions Awareness Week 2023

Pensions Awareness Week 2023 is back and bigger than ever!  Join Moneycube, hosts Ryan Tubridy, Gráinne Seoige and Liz Dwyer, and many other contributors  from 26 – 29 September to create a roadmap for your financial future. PAW23 will offer: 1. Free financial information and five free online events covering the A to Z of pensions, 2. Free 1-2-1 … Continued

What does net zero mean for investors?

The long hot summer in much of Europe, the western US and China is a reminder that the climate has a major economic effect.  From the need to adapt infrastructure to changing consumer behaviour to population movement, climate change and the move to net zero is influencing investment decisions around the world. At the heart … Continued

3 reasons the stock market is not the economy

There’s a clear chance the world is heading into recession, as higher interest rates put pressure on mortgage holders and debt-laden companies. That’s bad news for the economy. But the stock market is not the economy. No-one wants a recession. But they want inflation even less. If a recession is the price of getting on … Continued

Moneycube’s midyear market review 2023

The last six months have had their fair share of drama. There have been bank failures and price falls – but also asset price recoveries in some sectors, an improving inflation trend, and continued economic resilience in most of the developed world. As we approach the half-year mark, it’s time to look at what has … Continued

US debt ceiling negotiations: should you react?

 The countdown continues.  Today US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen set a date of 5 June as the final date to raise the US debt ceiling. Failure to raise the limit by then will mean the US government would begin to default on its obligations. What is the US debt ceiling? The debt ceiling is the … Continued

Investing in artificial intelligence

Forget bitcoin and the metaverse… even tech firms more generally have had a tough time of it over the last 18 months. But 2023 is surely the year where AI, artificial intelligence, has got real attention.  So should you be investing in artificial intelligence, and if so, how? ChatGPT is just a start What seems … Continued

Question of the month: should I buy shares in BP?

I have a portfolio of shares (€35k). It is balanced through different sectors. I like receiving dividends, especially from my BP shares, which I bought after the Deepwater Horizon tragedy. I have a cash lump sum (€40k) sitting on a low/no interest PTSB bank account, for the last five years. Every year I say I’ll … Continued

What does the Silicon Valley Bank collapse mean for investors?

For most people in Ireland, memories of bank collapses are still raw.  So it’s no surprise the Irish government and others are paying special attention to news of the collapse of US-headquartered technology lender, Silicon Valley Bank. Here’s our briefing on what happened, and five likely implications for investors. Before we start: it’s less than a week since … Continued

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