Irish Posts

The true cost of investing with a financial advisor

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I’ve been getting increasing questions from both friends and clients about investing in a post-tax account with financial advisors in a particular fund. This must be getting heavily advertised somewhere or advisors are getting big commissions for selling this and I wanted to do some analysis on the true cost so people could make their … Read more

I’m presenting at the first online Irish FIRE event

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I’m excited to announce that I will be presenting at the first online Irish FIRE event! The virtual event is on Saturday the 26th of September and will run for 4 hours! I will be presenting alongside Michael Houghton from The Irish FIRE Podcast, Alvar from the Financial Independence Europe Podcast, Dave G who co-hosts … Read more

Mr. MH quit his job to be a stay at home Dad!

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Read on to see why we made the decision to go down to one part time income with Mr. MH quitting his job to be a stay at home Dad and how it impacts our path to Financial Independence. You may (or may not) have noticed a lack of blog posts. I certainly have felt … Read more

I was interviewed on the Superb Diamond Range podcast

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I know I am overdue a post. Things have been a tad crazy on the home front but should be calming down now in the next week or so and I hope to get back to posting more regularly. In the meantime, I was on the Superb Diamond Range podcast today talking all things financial … Read more

Is it better to invest regularly or in lump sums?

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In this post I answer the question, is it better to invest in small amounts regularly or in larger lump sums to reduce transaction charges. I’ve been asked this question a few times and decided to analyse a number of scenarios to sense check my answer. Scenario 1: Invest 200€/month in average growth year Invest … Read more