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Apr 30, 20203 min read

DG Mutual Supports Medical Professionals Through Covid Crisis

The last six weeks have seen a sudden and unprecedented depletion of private income for Irish medical professionals due to COVID-19....

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Mar 6, 20203 min read

Jittery Markets Shake Investor Confidence

As of the day of writing the S&P 500 Index has dropped 5.43 per cent over the past month. Every second news bulletin we open references...

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Feb 2, 20203 min read

Markets: Time To Cash In Or Hold?

In 2010 with a new decade dawning, investors on the whole were quite a worried bunch. Our consciousness at the time was focused on banks...

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Jan 3, 20204 min read

New Year, New Financial You

“2019 was the quickest year ever” or so I heard countless times as we approached the Christmas break. Indeed, as we came to the end of...

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Nov 11, 20193 min read

Ethical Investing: Doing Well By Doing Good

You would be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t know about Greta Thunberg and Extinction Rebellion as they represent two of the...

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Oct 12, 20193 min read

Money Can't Buy Happiness But It Certainly Helps

This time of year sees an influx of pension queries so it has been my aim to address the specific arrangements that medical professionals...

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Oct 9, 20193 min read

The GMS Pension Scheme & How To Manage Your Entitlements

General Practitioners are automatically enrolled in the GMS Pensions Scheme once they have a GMS list or income. Given the varied path...

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Jun 5, 20192 min read

Dentists Now The Highest Claimant Group For Illness Benefit

Just over 1 in 5 Dentists claimed on their income protection policy in 2018 compared to 1 in 7 the previous year, marking a significant ...

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May 12, 20191 min read

One In Five Physiotherapists Claimed On Their Income Protection In 2018

Just over one in five physiotherapists claimed on their income protection policies in 2018 which is significantly higher than the ...

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Apr 6, 20192 min read

Medical Professional Illness Benefit Claims Rate Increases to 1 in 7

Just over 1 in 7 Medical Professionals including GPs, Consultants and Pharmacists claimed on their income protection policy in 2018...

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Apr 3, 20194 min read

From Bitcoin To Futures: Topical Financial Subjects Explained

Having worked with the medical profession for many years, I find that busy professionals have little time to carry out in-depth research...

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Mar 3, 20192 min read

The Gift Of Education Doesn't Come Cheap

In early 2018 I covered the topic of passing on wealth & gifting children during the course of your lifetime. There is an assumption of ...

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Jan 4, 20193 min read

GPs & Doctors: Your 2019 Financial Checklist

We are bombarded with generalist advice at this time of year, from diet to decluttering, exercise and energy bill switching. Managing...

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Nov 30, 20183 min read

Does Frequency & The Time Of Year Impact Investment Performance?

One question which I am often asked by pension savers is are they better off investing on a once off basis annually (normally they mean ...

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Nov 23, 20183 min read

Emerging Markets: Beauty Or The Beast?

Normally around this time of year my unfortunate wife has to listen to me explore with her some analysis of where we should invest our...

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Nov 18, 20184 min read

Investing in Stock Markets – Good idea or just too risky?

As part of his personal finance column in the IMT, John O’Connor talks about the Stock Market, emotional investing and Time vs Timing.....

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Nov 15, 20184 min read

Tax Return Deadline: Important Deductions For Self Employed Professionals

Last month’s budget took another small step towards improving the tax situation for self-employed professionals with an increase in the...

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Nov 11, 20181 min read

Does Your Cover Reflect Your Career Growth?

Many people are prompted to take out Income protection on the back of a significant life event, starting up their own practice /...

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Oct 10, 20184 min read

GP Pension Scheme: How Would You Like To Invest Your AVC This Year?

How does this time of year come around so fast! Those of us with a self-employed aspect to our professional careers must gather up our ...

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Oct 9, 20181 min read

2 Important Tax Benefits For Self Employed Professionals

At this time of year, most self-employed professionals are buried in the wonderful world of tax as the file and return deadline looms....

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