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Ask Emma: Financing the college years

Ask Emma: Financing the college years

Question: My son is sitting his Leaving Cert exams. He’s hoping to start college in September. I’ve been saving for his college expenses for the last few years, but I’m wondering if there are any tax reliefs or supports available to lessen the load?

Decide on your attitude to risk

Decide on your attitude to risk

The most important question when considering investment is your tolerance for risk. So do you enjoy rollercoaster rides or Sunday afternoon drives.

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Ask Emma

I’ve booked a package holiday. Should I take their insurance?

New bank investors will seek assurance

New bank investors will seek assurance

The past seven years has been a horrible grind for Irish banking. But we look to be nearing the ...

Insurance with no guarantees

Insurance with no guarantees

One year on, Setanta claimants are still out of pocket. It’s time to question the government’s inaction on the issue.

Health insurance battle escalates as price hikes loom

Health insurance battle escalates as price hikes loom

The price of health insurance could soar if an expected influx of younger customers b...

A little bit of what you fancy

A little bit of what you fancy

To maximise returns in a period of low interest rates, portfolios should hold a little piece of each asset class

Ask Emma: How coeliacs can get money back on food bills

Ask Emma: How coeliacs can get money back on food bills

Emma Kennedy is Money Editor at The Sunday Business Post and is also a qualified financial adviser. Email your financial questions to yourmoney@sbpost.ie

Time to face the ‘pain in the gain’

Time to face the ‘pain in the gain’

Comment: Those who have sought to avoid tax still have time to settle the matter without penalties or publication

Changing medication

Changing medication

The lifetime community rating system is the latest change in a health insurance market where providers have always had to evolve to survive

Ask Emma: What should I do with my Verizon shares?

Ask Emma: What should I do with my Verizon shares?

Email your financial questions to yourmoney@sbpost.ie

Up close and personal: low rates of personal contract plans are driving a surge in car sales

Up close and personal: low rates of personal contract plans are driving a surge in car sales

But motorists should read the small print to be aware of their complexities

Tracker mortgages and health insurance on Central Bank agenda

Tracker mortgages and health insurance on Central Bank agenda

Regulator will publish its consumer protection outlook report in coming weeks

Insurance companies’ woes are going from bad to worse

Insurance companies’ woes are going from bad to worse

Recent flooding could put pressure on insurance pricing in coming months

Get your health insurance in good shape this year

Get your health insurance in good shape this year

Make savings and gain extra benefits with a little research and careful consideration