Tanner’s Tips – Diversification

Tanner’s Tips comprises of a father and daughter team, an unstoppable duo fighting apathy in the world of finance. What on earth is diversification?   This is a method of reducing risk in your investment portfolio.   To put it simply, it means not having all your “eggs” in one basket. By dividing your investments among different […]

Tanner’s Tips – Regular investments and saving for the long term.

Tanner’s Tips comprises of a father and daughter team, an unstoppable duo fighting apathy in the world of finance. Many banks offer a “regular saver” account.   These are an excellent way to save for a goal in the short term.   Your investment is secure, and you have a guaranteed (but small) return on your capital.  […]

Tanner’s Tips – Volatility

Tanner’s Tips comprises of a father and daughter team, an unstoppable duo fighting apathy in the world of finance. This week we are discussing volatility.   When you invest, you must have the stomach for volatility.   If you do not, it would be like getting on a roller coaster if you were terrified.   You must be […]

Tanner’s Tips – Risk

Tanner’s Tips comprises of a father and daughter team, an unstoppable duo fighting apathy in the world of finance. Risk doesn’t have to be a negative thing.   There are many different levels of investment risk on the market. Before you begin, you must first understand your tolerance for risk.   This is basically what level of […]

Tanner’s Tips – Financial Goals and Planning

Tanner’s Tips comprises of a father and daughter team, an unstoppable duo fighting apathy in the world of finance. While we all go through life in a similar way, we often do things at different stages to other people, or perhaps have a different path we wish to take.   Some people may want children at […]

Tanner’s Tips – Inheritance Tax

Tanner’s Tips comprises of a father and daughter team, an unstoppable duo fighting apathy in the world of finance. Inheritance Tax, also known as Capital Acquisitions Tax, is a tax of 33% payable upon an inheritance over a certain threshold amount.   You can also be liable for capital acquisitions tax on any gifts that you […]

Tanner’s Tips – State Pension

Tanner’s Tips comprises of a father and daughter team, an unstoppable duo fighting apathy in the world of finance. Do you know your entitlements under the State Pension?   There are two types of State Pension, Contributory and Non Contributory.     The State Pension (Contributory) is paid to people from the age of 66 (if born […]

Tanners Tips – An Introduction

Tanner’s Tips comprises of a father and daughter team, an unstoppable duo fighting apathy in the world of finance. Every week we are going to offer a segment of advice on this page.   This will be posted every Wednesday afternoon.   We are really aiming at keeping you informed and helping you to make better decisions […]

Tanner’s Tips – Emergency Fund

Tanner’s Tips comprises of a father and daughter team, an unstoppable duo fighting apathy in the world of finance. Yes finances are boring! However, in order to be prepared for the events discussed in week 1, we really must focus on the basics of our finances. When you get paid, be it weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, […]

Tanner’s Tips – Budgets

Tanner’s Tips comprises of a father and daughter team, an unstoppable duo fighting apathy in the world of finance. Budgets, yes I can already hear you all clicking away… We all hate budgets.   However, are budgets necessary?   Absolutely.   If you have a clear financial plan, you are less likely to spend frivolously. At the start […]