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Vanguard socially responsible (SRI) funds review

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

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5 ways a good company pension plan can enhance your business

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

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Friends First Irish Commercial Property Fund drops 9.1%

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

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Should I move my UK pension back to Ireland?

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

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How did we do in 2019?

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

Investing into life company investment funds – illustration

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

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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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What’s going on in the bond market?

Over the past few weeks, bond market yields on long-dated government debt have risen to levels not seen since the eve of the 2008 financial crisis. The US 30-year Treasury yield briefly touched 5.2% — the highest since 2007. UK

Savings and investment account: will it happen, and what should you do meantime?

The Irish Government’s mooted saving incentive scheme has already generated a fair amount of chatter. What are we actually looking at here, and how seriously should you take it? What is the Savings and Investment Account? The proposed Savings and

Ward of court investment changes

Investment options for a former ward of court: what’s changing and what should families consider?

Ireland’s ward of court system is undergoing significant change, with important implications for how assets are managed and invested. For families and those responsible for financial decision-making, the shift raises both practical and strategic questions. Here’s Moneycube’s guide on what

Investing in inflationary times

Inflation has a habit of exposing weak spots in investment portfolios. Back in 2022, we saw something many portfolios weren’t built for: both equities and bonds falling at the same time. For decades, bonds were expected to act as the

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