I was wondering recently about the impact that Covid has had on claims within the life assurance sector, and so...
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Pretty much all of our conversations these days open with a quick chat about putting Covid behind us and getting...
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Are we finally getting back to normal? It’s great to see people out and about again as the country eases...
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I decided to write about this topic after listening to a very sad radio interview recently. It was with a...
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I am fortunate to work with quite a number of clients who have reached or are well on the road...
Continue ReadingI was wondering recently about the impact that Covid has had on claims within the life assurance sector, and so I decided to do a bit of investigation by examining Irish Life’s (the leading provider of protection products in Ireland) claims data for 2020. While I have written in previous years about claims data, I […]
Pretty much all of our conversations these days open with a quick chat about putting Covid behind us and getting back to life as normal. The vaccine rollout has been the gamechanger in 2021 and now we see it really gathering pace down through the various age categories. So now we all deserve a bit of […]
Are we finally getting back to normal? It’s great to see people out and about again as the country eases itself out of lockdown. And for all of those retail businesses that were forced to close their doors, the early signs are good with the example of footfall on Grafton Street back to approx. 90% […]
I decided to write about this topic after listening to a very sad radio interview recently. It was with a father of three children, who had recently been bereaved after the death of his life partner of 20 years, the mother of his children. She passed away as the result of a medical condition, that […]
I am fortunate to work with quite a number of clients who have reached or are well on the road to financial independence. This is a great place to be, where any money worries fade into the background and your desired future lifestyle is achievable, except of course where the assumptions underpinning the plan are […]
I am currently doing a lot of planning work with clients whose financial situations have changed greatly in the last year. As part of this process, I’ve taken a little bit of time to stop and reflect on some of the changes to their lives in general, how these might impact their future and how […]
OK we admit – this may not sound like the most exciting topic in the world, but it just might make a significant difference to your financial future…
Evidence Based Investing (EBI) is gathering more and more supporters and advocates around the world, and as a result is starting to appear quite frequently in investment commentary and indeed the mainstream media. It is a term that you may or may not be familiar with, so we’re taking the opportunity to inform you of […]
Where do you start with Warren Buffett? Widely recognised as the world’s shrewdest investor, the “Sage of Omaha” is now 90 years young and still doling out nuggets of advice to investors across the globe. Using his investment expertise, he had amassed a fortune of some $79 billion as of August 2020, making him the […]
2020 has been a year of great uncertainty. Of course Covid-19 has dominated the landscape, bringing with it insecurity for some people around both their health and also their economic circumstances. As countries are moving in and out of various states of lockdown, for many people this is creating a lot of worry about their […]
