“Increasing your financial muscle doesn’t require the superpowers of the mighty Thor, as played by Chris Hemsworth in the Marvel film series” Conventional wisdom, though often possessing a kernel of truth, can be an unreliable guide, rooted in outdated beliefs that don’t necessarily make sense in today’s world. This is as true in personal finance….read more
That old chestnut — if your money is neither invested nor earning interest then it is losing value — is sometimes a little hard to digest. It would be a lot easier if the figure you saw on your bank balance reflected your money’s purchasing power, because then we would all have more clarity. But….read more
“Matthew McConaughey’s broker in The Wolf of Wall Street, right, tells Leonardo DiCaprio that all he cares about is taking money from his clients” The financial advice sector is a bit of a smorgasbord. There are financial advisers, there are financial planners and there are brokers, all of whom provide financial guidance in one form….read more
Whether you want to make the most of the money you already have or look at ways of reducing what you’re spending — including your tax liability — doing a small amount of research and any necessary follow up could be just the ticket for maintaining, or even improving, your financial health. This week, in….read more
Splitting up the family home can be hell for couples who are going their separate ways, but ‘fresh start’ lending rules can help, writes Eithne Dunne. It was not just weddings that were put on the long finger during the pandemic: the finalisations of divorces and separations were also stalled. “People had a lot of….read more
