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This article was updated on 24 March – read on for our latest views on what Coronavirus means for investors. You can also read about how Coronavirus might affect your pension plans, and whether now is the right time to
Ethical investing means selecting your investments based on a certain set of moral or ethical principles. Typically, it is about putting money into investments that are sustainable in terms of the environment, social impact, and good governance – as well
Many investors wonder if investing ethically means you must sacrifice investment returns. In fact, there is evidence (from MSCI and others) that ESG investing can improve long-term investor returns by reducing certain risks in investment portfolios. This seems plausible, because
As you might expect with a new and evolving area of investing, there are a number of ways to describe ethical investing. Environmental, social, and governance investing Environmental, social, and governance, or ESG, captures the three most common aims for
Vanguard index funds and ethical investing are two of the biggest investing trends in Ireland today. So what happens if you put both of them together? Here’s our review of Vanguard’s SRI (socially responsible investment) or ethical fund offering for
From our work advising small and medium-sized businesses, new businesses, and company owners, we find five factors distinguish strong pension offerings. Here’s Moneycube’s rundown on how business owners and managers can set up and run a successful company pension and
Investors in the Friends First Irish Commercial Property Fund woke up to a nasty shock today. Aviva (which bought Friends First in 2018), announced that they had “taken the decision to move our property fund pricing from an acquisition to
If you’ve spent a few years working in the UK, it’s likely you’ve built up a decent pension pot. Now you’ve moved back, should you bring your pension with you? We’ve prepared answers to all the big questions to help
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 2019 selections performed. Interested in our 2023 picks? Click here to read more. There’s no doubt
Life assurance companies are the main investment providers in Ireland. Moneycube has relationships with all of them (You can also invest directly into funds – more on this here). The total annual fee is 1.25% of the value of your
If you’re sitting on a substantial lump sum in cash – or worse, underperforming investments, there’s a lot you can do to improve your prospects. Here’s Moneycube’s view on how investors in Ireland can go about investing a sum worth
After such a strong performance for investments in 2019, it’s almost inevitable that in 2020, Irish investors will see more modest returns. Markets were up around 28% from January to November 2019, as markets bounced back from a painful few
