Irish Life ran a great ad ran last year, showing women queueing up at an ice-cream van on a summer’s day to buy a 99. Imagine their disappointment to be told they could only be served a “77”. What’s that? Well, it’s the same ice-cream, but yours is 22% smaller. Heck, even the flake is … Continued
I currently have my savings in a number of cash accounts, here in Ireland, earning not more than 0.25%. I am at an advanced age and would like to invest €100,000 in secure low risk investments. Can you advise me what I should do and how to go about doing it? – HL, Ireland Recent … Continued
If your employer pays over your contributions, then they’ll typically handle the tax deductions for you. But if you’re paying into a personal pension each month from your own bank account, you’ll need to let Revenue know so that they can adjust your tax credits. Here’s Moneycube’s handy guide to claim your tax credit on … Continued
Bank of Ireland recently decided to charge negative interest rates on individual pensions set up through trustees. Are you affected? We’ve set out the key facts and some options to consider. If you’d like to discuss how Moneycube can help you get to grips with this change, get in touch. What’s happened? It’s become clear … Continued
If you’re in the habit of checking in on your investments every six months, you’ll have had a pretty uneventful investing year so far. Many equity funds are flat, or even slightly ahead for the six months to the end of June 2020. Read on or jump to our newer midyear review 2021. But that … Continued
The government really wants you to save for your retirement. So they offer three great tax advantages to encourage you to save into your pension. Here’s Moneycube’s explainer on the three tax concessions for pension savers. Read how tax relief on pensions in Ireland works, how much you can claim, and how that will accelerate … Continued
This guest blog comes from our friends at MyWallSt, the Dublin-based investing platform that has helped millions of people own their financial future with a suite of digital tools that make it easy to start investing. In it, Michael O’Mahony explains two rules which have helped MyWallSt deliver market-beating returns year after year. The stock … Continued
With the shops and restaurants shut, I’m saving much more money. So what should I do with my extra cash? Is now the time to invest? – LB, Dublin One of the side-effects of lockdown has been a huge increase in household savings. In fact, Irish households added €3 billion to their savings during April. … Continued
Financial planning has a bit of a bad name: boring AND expensive. But done right, a financial plan is a roadmap to financial freedom, confidence and security. It’s true that you can spend a lot of money with some advisors, developing a plan covering all aspects of your financial life over many years. And if … Continued
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