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If you are looking for a Financial Planning Podcast for normal people in Ireland you may have just found it! Take control of your financial future and develop successful habits with your mon...
Most ARF holders know their fund value. Most know Revenue requires a minimum annual drawdown. Very few have stopped to ask whether meeting t...
You've built a €2 million pension. Now here's the question nobody asked you: how much of it will you actually keep? In this episode, Paddy r...
In this week's episode, Paddy tackles the question he gets asked more than any other: how much do I actually need to retire in Ireland? Well...

In this week's podcast, Paddy talks about what a €1 million pension can actually generate in retirement—and why the headline number doesn't...

In this week's podcast, Paddy talks about why leaving your cash in a current or low-interest account is quietly costing you. Your savings co...

Most people with significant pension assets have no real idea what their financial advisor earns from their money. Not because the informati...

In this week's episode, I welcome Aaron to the podcast before diving into a timely topic for Irish savers and investors: how inflation quiet...

Michael Houghton returns to the Informed Decisions Podcast seven years after his first appearance to share how his thinking on money, work a...

In this week's podcast, Paddy is joined by specialist solicitor Elaine Byrne to demystify trusts and explain why they're one of the most pow...

We can spend decades building our wealth, protecting our families, and planning for retirement. But there's one question most people avoid u...

In this week's podcast, Paddy sits down with guest Brendan Allen to unpack the rental market right now, and it is messy. They get into why s...

If you're saving for retirement or nearing the end of your career, or eyeing retirement or a 'handier' role :) a significant change is on th...

If you are thinking about retiring in 2026, or even easing back from full time work, this is the year where small decisions start to matter...

If you have an Executive Pension/SSAS or are a member of an Occupational Pension Scheme approaching retirement, you might want to know about...

Welcome to the very last, and shortest, Informed Decisions Blog of 2025! We've had a very interesting investment year so far, and I want to...

In this week's podcast - Your Essential Pre-Retirement Checklist Retirement starts long before you hand back the laptop or walk out of the o...

In this week's podcast - The Income Investor's Dilemma in Ireland Many investors in their 50's and 60's want dependable and sustainable inco...

This episode looks at practical ways to pull income from pensions without handing more to Revenue than you need to. You hear how rental inco...

Is now the right time to move a chunk of your investment or pension assets out of equities, and into Bonds, Money Market Funds or Cash? It's...

Many Irish parents in their fifties are still financially supporting adult children—and it's quietly delaying their retirement goals. Key ta...

You've probably wondered: what does financial advice actually cost in Ireland, and is it worth it? Indeed, many people are also probably won...

If you're retiring in Ireland with around €1 million in pension savings, one of the biggest questions you'll face is whether to take income...

In this week's podcast, I talk about investing your pension at 50. Turning 50 is a wake-up call for your pension. It's not about panic - it'...

In this week's podcast, I unpack the growing issue of unregulated investments in Ireland — from headline-grabbing collapses to the hidden ri...

In this week's podcast, we dive into why so many investors underperform the very funds they invest in. Drawing on Morningstar's Mind the Gap...

Would you rather build a financial future lined with velvet cushions, or one pieced together with spud bags?? Too many households in Ireland...

In this week's episode, I chat with Dan Haylett, Director of TFP Financial Planning in the UK, author of The Retirement You Didn't See Comin...

In our last podcast, we celebrated Fran's incredible achievement of amassing a €2 million pension pot through decades of disciplined saving...

Today, we're diving into the real-life(ish) story of Fran – a regular guy who built a €2 million+ pension pot and retired at 55. No big lott...

Welcome to Informed Decisions Podcast, where we bring you expert insights for Irish investors and retirees. Today, we have a rip-roaring gue...

In this episode of the Informed Decisions podcast, I chat with Rob Halligan and Scott Ashmore, co-founders of Shuttle, a platform aiming to...

If you've ever looked at your pension statement and thought, "What does this actually mean?" You're not alone. In this episode, #338, we're...

For the past 8 years, I've been making the case that most investors, particularly those who can tolerate volatility, should avoid Lifestyle...

This week I flashback to a podcast from 2021! While it is a few years old its a common and important question. Key takeaways How big your pe...

In this week's podcast I chat with Dr. Daniel Crosby. He discusses the evolution of behavioral finance over the past eight years, reflecting...

In this week's podcast #334 I take a look ARFs If you google 'best ARF Fund in Ireland' today, you will get many results. The first few are...

In this week's episode, I explore crucial financial planning lessons for Irish families, highlighting examples where small oversights led to...

In episode 332 of the Informed Decisions Podcast, Paddy speaks with Glen Gaughran, Director and Head of Business Development at Independent...

Informed Decisions Podcast | Episode 331 In this insightful episode, Paddy engages with Dr. Gregg Lunceford - retirement researcher, Certifi...

In this week's podcast, 330, I take a look at Gillen Markets. Gillen Markets have built a solid reputation as investment managers and adviso...

In this week's podcast I talk about what's on a lot of people's minds - the markets. As many expected, the media ran amock with the 'Liberat...

In this week's podcast I chat with Kevin Carter, founder and CIO of EMQQ, investors in the emerging market technology sector. A really inter...

Back in 2020, I wrote a piece outlining the uncomfortable truth that active fund managers find it hard to wrestle with....that most of them...

In this week's podcast I talk about pension options for self-employed directors. Over the past 3 years, the actual best pension option for s...

In this week's podcast, I chat with Brendan Allen a specialist in property tax. He is a Chartered Tax Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor,...

On this week's podcast, episode 324, I chat with Olympian, David Gillick about resilience and his journey and how he got through some really...

There is more and more commentators shouting from the roof-tops about the massive growth of North American stock values and earnings over th...

In this week's podcast I talk with Kevin Canning, Managing Director of Quintas Capital. Kevin specialises in private markets and is the Inve...

In this week's podcast I chat to John Murphy a Director of OmniPro Tax and Legal Limited John is a Chartered Tax Adviser, who works with cli...

In this week's podcast I talk to Dr. Jordan Grumet, about the topics he covers in his new book The Purpose Code. Bringing together the topic...