John Lowe the Money Doctor asks when is it too early to think about retirement planning ? In this first part, John asks if you are one of the 200,000 employees lucky enough to have a defined benefit scheme or one of the 700,000 + contributing to a defined contribution...
PRSAs (Personal Retirement Savings Accounts) – should I have one ? Q – I am married, 41 with three children and no pension. I was told employers have to provide a facility for employees to contribute to a pension, a PRSA. Can you advise me as I don’t fancy having...
Should I change my car ? Q. I am driving the proverbial gas guzzler. It is a big car ( 3.3 litre bought in 2008 ) and apart from the tax ( € 1200 ) the petrol consumption is heavy on the pocket – 18 miles per gallon ( 16 litres per 100 kms) Is it worth my while going...
The old pension – leave it or take it with me ? Q. I start a new job early next month. I was over 20 years with my last employer – a publican – and have about € 80,000 saved in my pension. I can either leave it there, take it to my next employment or leave it as a...
John Lowe the Money Doctor in the third of three parts on the stock market gives invaluable advice and reveals the secrets of successful stock-market trading. A stockbroker is described in Liberman’s collection as a man on the right side of a telephone but if you...
John Lowe the Money Doctor in the second of three parts on the stock market gives invaluable advice and reveals the secrets of successful stock-market investing. Stockbrokers are used to bad press – how many stockbrokers does it take to change a light bulb? Two....
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