It’s the only question that really matters when it comes to your pension. Here, we explore the four factors that determine how long your pension will last. 1. How much is in the pot? It’s the natural starting point. How
An inheritance, a bonus, selling your business or winning the lottery: receiving a windfall lump sum can be life-changing. Moneycube has some simple rules to get the best out of a cash windfall. 1. Focus on wealth preservation Becoming wealthy
My husband is due to retire this month and has a defined benefit pension plus an AVC fund of about €60,000. He is not able to avail of any of the fund-tax free, so he is going to put this
‘Never bet against America’, says legendary investor Warren Buffett. He’s among many who have suggested that investing in the S&P 500 is a viable approach for many investors with a long-term horizon. So what’s the S&P 500, why is it
If you’re contemplating investing a lump sum, it’s natural to ask, is now the right time? Pare it back, and there are really two questions here: Am I ready to invest? Are the markets ready for me? Let’s take them
I have a lump sum of €45,000 that I want to invest. I don’t want to leave it in the bank. I’m going to get advice, but I’m just curious as to whether to invest it all in one go,
At the start of the year, we suggested that AI excitement would spread to new markets, that interest rates could rise, and that alternative assets would offer portfolio resilience in a volatile environment. Well, that all proved correct – and
Post-pandemic, Diageo looked like the perfect consumer goods company. The Guinness owner, whose stable of brands also includes Baileys, Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker, benefited from a powerful combination of premiumisation, strong global brands and resilient consumer demand. At its peak
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
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
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
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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