Someone should tell Suze Orman to piss off
- April 20, 2019
- Bob Quinn
- Financial Planning
Happy Easter! Budgeting is a hot topic in blogs and the personal finance pages of MSM – but is it a game changer? One so-called expert recently claimed that if you were to save the money you typically spend on fancy coffee, you would amass a tidy sum that many people would be happy to retire on. But she’s full of shi…
What’s his is mine, right?
- March 30, 2019
- Bob Quinn
- Financial Planning; Pensions
60% of women in the US over 65 are single, divorced or widowed. In Ireland, with women living on average 4 years longer than men, and the small but growing divorce rate, there is a strong likelihood that women will need to, for at least some of their later years, live by their own means. Are you prepared?
In search of security
- March 16, 2019
- Bob Quinn
- Estate Planning; Financial Planning
Is there any sense occupying a family home which is now surplus to requirements? Nobody is ever obliged to sell, but there are a few benefits. However, what impact will this have on the extended family if that’s the decision you ultimately make?
The definition of insanity? You.
- March 2, 2019
- Bob Quinn
- Financial Planning
A friend did a business course recently and the tutor encouraged the participants to stop what they were doing once a day and ask themselves “Is what I’m doing now contributing to my success?” I like the idea of questioning our logic for doing what we’ve always done. I don’t expect you to do it very day, but you should certainly be doing it every time a major event in life comes along.
On your marks, get set…
- January 5, 2019
- Bob Quinn
- Financial Planning; General
A big welcome to the many new subscribers to my mailing list over Christmas, and thanks to my many loyal readers for sticking around. 2018 may have slipped by in a flash, but don’t let 2019 go by without doing some all important planning for your future.
Don’t get caught offside by investing in GBP denominated investments
- December 15, 2018
- Bob Quinn
- Financial Planning
It’s hard to ignore Brexit at the moment but if you have an investment in sterling with a fixed end date in the near future, you have more skin in the game than most. This week I look at what to do with a GBP denominated investment. PS, I was in studio with Ivan Yates earlier this week advising on claiming back tax reliefs before year end. The link to the podcast is below. Take a listen.
Make a list, check it twice for 2019
- December 8, 2018
- Bob Quinn
- Financial Planning
As we head into the final furlong of 2018, it’s time to consider what action you are going to take in relation to your personal finances in early 2019. This morning I am looking at four areas that need your attention.
Long life is great, but ill health can quickly change that
- December 1, 2018
- Bob Quinn
- Financial Planning
You probably heard in the news this week about the TILDA report on aging in Ireland which found that life gets better as you get older – well, up to the magic age of 68 anyway. It’s actually a really interesting report – I’ve given a link to a summary of the report in the newsletter – but for me it throws up an existential question. I’ve put forward my view and I’d be curious to know yours.
Forget about Mam, we need to talk about you
- November 16, 2018
- Bob Quinn
- Financial Planning
Brendan Courtney’s TV programme We Need to Talk about Mam posed a couple of great questions for children of aging parents. But it also exposed the underlying fact that some of the younger generation have little interest in being “burdened” by their aging parents. What are you going to do if you find yourself in a similar situation to Nuala?