There are several different types of assets, or asset classes. But, for individual investors, the most important are equities and bonds, which in turn are divided into government bonds and corporate bonds.
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank has increased the ECB key lending rate by 50 bps today from 2.5% to 3%.
Carl Richards (Author & Financial Advisor) on how to find the right balance between saving/investing and spending.
Robin Powell of the Evidence Based Investor interviews Joe Wiggins (Behavioural Finance Expert) who gives some advice to investors on how to behave during a bear market.
We have been asked this question repeatedly over the last number of months and in most cases the answer has been yes, mainly because Irish borrowers have preferred shorter term fixed rate products in the past.
The Central Bank's new measures for mortgages are effective from January 2023. These changes will allow a first-time buyer borrow up to 4 times their income (single or combined). This is an increase from 3.5 times their income.