2026 is shaping up as a year which will reward a more sophisticated approach than simply buying the global stock index. The narratives of 2025 – AI acceleration, global interest rate cuts and tariff hokey cokey – are giving way
Auto-enrolment – the practice of automatically signing up workers to pay into a pension – is coming to Ireland from January 2026. The regime has been christened My Future Fund. There’s no doubt it’s a positive development for the people
If your company is like most in Ireland, its accounting year ends in December. And that means now’s the time to think about making a special contribution to your company pension – especially if you’ve experienced a strong trading year.
Working for a successful technology company has been financially rewarding for many people in Ireland in recent years. In general salaries are strong, perks are generous, including a decent employer-backed pension contribution scheme, and stock options are a cherry on
Changing jobs – or leaving employment entirely – is a moment of opportunity when it comes to your pension. Whether you’re heading for a new role, a career break, or stepping back from the workforce, the pension decisions you make
Artificial intelligence is the story which has propelled markets this year. Where to from here? There’s no doubt AI innovators – and technology companies generally – are highly priced in relation to company earnings, by comparison with long-term averages. But
If you work for a multinational in Ireland, there’s a good chance part of your pay doesn’t just arrive in cash. Instead, it arrives in company shares, often termed RSUs. Twenty years ago, this was relatively uncommon outside senior management.
Feeling guilty about your pension in your 40s? Don’t. Fact is, many people in Ireland reach their fifth decade before they really start to think about how they’ll afford life when they stop working. The good news is that if
My partner and I are in our mid thirties and expecting our first baby. So we’re thinking about life assurance for the first time. My partner has some cover through work. I’m self-employed through a personal service company as a
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
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