Interest rates on Savings Accounts in Ireland gradually fell lower and lower over the last few years. Many instant access deposit accounts were paying zero or a tiny 0.05% rate of interest in 2023.On a deposit of €50,000 a rate of 0.05% would earn just €25 a year in interest – before tax. The ECB […]
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Investments
How to Buy Shares in Ireland
In this article, we provide some information on buying shares online in Ireland.We also compare the fees charged by traditional stockbrokers with some of the best online trading platforms available in Ireland in 2024. With the low interest rates on savings accounts in Ireland in recent years and inflation rising, many people started looking into […]
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Lightyear Investment App: Review
Lightyear is one of several new online stock trading platforms to appear on the scene in Ireland and the UK in recent years . This is a short review of the features of Lightyear including . Lightyear first launched its trading app in the UK market in Q3 2021 and expanded into Ireland and most […]
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How To Buy Bitcoin in Ireland
Bitcoin is a virtual currency or “cryptocurrency” which has been around since 2009. Unlike other “fiat” mainstream currencies such as the US Dollar and the Euro, Bitcoin does not exist in paper or coin form. There is a fixed supply of 21 million Bitcoins. Thousands of people have already found out how to buy Bitcoin in […]
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Raisin Bank Ireland – a Summary
Raisin Bank in Ireland , was launched in 2019 . It describes itself as an online deposit marketplace. Raisin Bank holds a full banking license under the German Banking Act-. It is is authorised by BaFin (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht) in Germany and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland for the conduct of business […]
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