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The OODA loop of financial planning

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,

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Best ways to invest €10,000 in Ireland

Moneycube is often asked about the investment alternatives for someone with around €10,000 to invest. Is there a worthwhile alternative to leaving the cash in the bank? Yes, absolutely! We’ve set out some considerations for someone with this kind of

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What’s the outlook for buy-to-let in Ireland?

Question of the month: I was considering an investment property at the start of this year. What’s the outlook for buy-to-let? – GL, Carlow The coronavirus outbreak is accelerating many changes in Ireland. Buy-to-let is definitely at the sharp end.

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Investing in blockchain in Ireland

It’s been said many times that data is the new oil. Putting your money into big oil delivered massive returns in the 20th century. Could investing in big data do the same in the 21st? There’s no doubt that there

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Which sectors can perform strongly through the coronavirus crisis?

Just as the lockdown is affecting each of us in different ways, businesses have experienced very different impacts from the coronavirus crisis. Here’s Moneycube’s survey of four sectors which are well-positioned to perform for investors in Ireland through the coronavirus

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5 ways you can still build a solid pension in your 40s

Feeling guilty about your pension plans? Don’t. Fact is, many people in Ireland reach their 40s before they really start to think about how they’ll afford life when they stop working. The good news is that if you take action

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Midyear market review 2026

Moneycube’s midyear market review 2026

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

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Is Guinness-owner Diageo turning a corner?

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

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ECB raises interest rates: how are you affected?

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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Investing in money market funds

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

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SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs: Should I invest?

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

Emerging markets: should you own more?

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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