Informed Decisions Independent Financial Planning & Money Podcast Paddy Delaney (Parent, Educator, Qualified Planner & Executive Coach)

For this week's podcast we welcome a fantastic guest, Chet Bennetts. A professor of Financial Planning with a wonderful story about how he got to where he is and shares some interesting ideas with us. 
 
Main topics:
Chet's journey to financial planning
His current role
Why he got involved with helping veterans with financial planning
His PhD work
 
I hope you enjoy and we look forward to having Chet join us again later in the year.
 
A little more about Chet and the American College of Financial Services
 
Ender's book series
 

This week's podcast is the 300th Informed Decisions Personal Finance Podcast, so it is a little bit different than the usual!
Key topics are:
Inflation vs Investments over the past few years, what has or has not retained your purchasing power Informed Decisions Financial Planning may be hiring! I interview my kids, my most challenging interview to date! Hope you enjoy!

In this week's podcast I take a look at Section 72 policies. What are they and what's good and bad about them? What would the outcome look like if you saved the premium instead?
Section 72 policies are often discussed as a tool to manage inheritance tax liabilities and to maximise the legacy they leave to loved-one.
I hope it helps.

In this week's podcast I tackle a topic that's been heavily addressed already, inflation - but in the context of what it means for your pension assets. You may have noticed the Consumer Price Index (CPI) suggesting that inflation rates are easing off from recent highs. However, if we cast our minds back to the mid-1960s to the early 1980s, history shows us that inflation tends to come in waves. It's not gone away - particularly for us long term investors!
I hope it helps

In this week's podcast I take a look at Bonds
If you've got a slice of your pension or investment pie in bonds—be it individual or a fund, government or corporate—you're in good company. Many savvy investors do, and have always done. It's always been seen as a smart move, a bit of "financial wisdom" passed down through generations! But lately, thanks in no small part that Bonds haven't been doing great, some are second-guessing this wisdom. 


I hope it helps.

In this week's podcast, I take another look at Lifestyle and Default Investment strategies for pension funds in Ireland. Something I've discussed before.
For the past 7 years, I have been making the case for avoiding Lifestyling for most investors (those that can handle volatility). And it's been a lonely place! While I had nothing but positive feedback from investors regarding these pieces - there was been little if any coverage of it from anyone else. Was I mad, or missing something? It appears not.
I hope it helps.