My portfolio has delivered a super return. Do I need to worry about risk anymore? 20 April, 2018 Recent Returns Over the last five years, international equities have posted strong positive returns. In the case of ...
Managing Investment Portfolio Risk 22 March, 2018 No investor wishes to experience peak-to-trough falls in the value of their investment portfolio of the order of 50%; ...
Power Talks: March is a month of significant anniversaries 13 March, 2018 Listen to the podcast version of ‘Power Talks: March is a month of significant anniversaries’ March 2009 was a ...
The importance of early intervention to aid recovery 26 February, 2018 I’m a qualified nurse working in the insurance industry for the past ten years. I work with people who have ...
Power Talks: Nervous sentiment and the impact on equity markets 07 February, 2018 Listen to the podcast version of 'Power Talks: Nervous sentiment and the impact on equity markets' In January 2016 ...
10 ways to reduce your cancer risk 30 January, 2018 Cancer prevails as the leading cause of death and illness in Ireland according to the Irish Cancer Society. Every 3 ...
Power Talks: 2018 – A Year of Promise 12 January, 2018 Points to Note Over recent years giving investment advice has in theory been extremely difficult for those who ...
Irish Property Market Outlook – 2018 20 December, 2017 As we approach the end of another very active and exciting year in the Irish property market, it is time to take stock ...
Irish Property Market Outlook – Sept 2017 13 October, 2017 Economic Backdrop Ireland is the top performing Eurozone economy for three consecutive years, and if the GDP ...
Power Talks – Budget 2018: an Assessment by Jim Power, Chief Economist, Friends First 10 October, 2017 Economic Backdrop to Budget 2018 The economic background against which Budget 2018 was presented is positive. The ...
PRIIPS – The Big Idea – Will it Deliver? 25 September, 2017 The big idea behind PRIIPS regulation is to make it easier for retail investors to compare products to each other. It ...
Power Talks – Currency markets giving cause for Irish concern 22 August, 2017 In recent weeks, most of the meaningful action in the financial markets has been focused on currencies. The euro has ...
Power Talks – Mortgage market recovering, but still a long way to go 03 August, 2017 The latest mortgage drawdown data from the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland show that the mortgage market ...
Power Talks – What can you expect from the fiscal space in 2018? 12 July, 2017 Budget 2018 is due to be presented in around 13 weeks. The process of preparing the budget formally began today with ...
The Merits of Investing in Property Funds 05 June, 2017 With interest rates close to zero, and “safe” government bonds also offering very low returns, investors are ...