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Top tips for reducing glare when driving in bright sunlight

Driving when it’s sunny can be a picturesque experience, especially compared to driving in bad weather. But it comes with its own set of challenges especially as sun glare can pose visibility issues. In this article, we’ll explore practical tips and strategies to navigate the roads safely when faced with the glaring sun.

Everything you need to know about pension contributions

Whether you are self-employed or already in a company pension scheme or in non-pensionable employment, the need to save for a pension for your retirement is abundantly clear. So, in this article we are just going to focus on the tax saving benefits which are available from the government to encourage people to plan for their retirement – and hopefully demonstrate why pensions are the most tax efficient form of savings around.

Markets grind higher in quiet trading week

It was a relatively quiet week in the markets, with activity across the main asset classes remaining muted, writes Ian Slattery. 

Stocks finely poised as Fed continues balancing act

On Thursday, the Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady for the fourth consecutive meeting, writes Ian Slattery. 

Energy saving tips to reduce electricity bills

Stay warm, save money and reduce your electricity usage efficiently with these energy-saving tips.

US consumer sentiment at highest since 2021

US stocks showed a narrow gain last week as performance was mixed due to changing sentiment amongst investors, writes Ian Slattery. 

Balancing Act – Investment Outlook 2024

As we enter 2024, we have a broadly balanced asset allocation stance, namely a neutral weighting in equities and a much-increased weighting in bonds. This follows a steady reduction in equity exposure throughout the last quarter of 2023.

President Lagarde: The hardest part is behind us

Last week saw US stocks return to positive territory after a slow start to the year. Although a relatively quiet week for economic data, Thursday saw the release of the US consumer price index (CPI), which came in slightly hotter than expected, writes Ian Slattery. 

Protect your home against burglaries

Research carried out for Zurich Insurance found that 85% of homeowners are unaware of the most common time that burglaries are likely to occur and a quarter of Irish homeowners are not aware that burglary rates tend to rise during the winter months.

Markets have lacklustre start to the year

Markets ended the first week of 2024 in negative territory as stocks gave back some of the gains from December, writes Ian Slattery. 
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