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I am single and 37 years of age on an income of about £14,000 per annum

Fri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00

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I appear to have lost a share certificate relating to shares I own in Irish Permanent

Fri Oct 23 1998 - 01:00

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I sold a property in Dublin in September 1991. The purchaser's solicitors paid £30,000 to the tax office for capital gains

Fri Oct 09 1998 - 01:00

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I am interested in investing in government stocks but am not au fait with the different categories

Fri Oct 02 1998 - 01:00

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I am an old-age pensioner trying to make sense of my entitlements as a result of the PRSI payments I have made down through the…

Fri Sept 25 1998 - 01:00

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I have a cheap loan of £40,000 at 3 per cent interest which was borrowed to purchase a house three years ago

Fri Sept 18 1998 - 01:00

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I was very interested in the response to a recent question about the tax position on a British pension

Fri Sept 11 1998 - 01:00

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I recently returned to Ireland from the UK where I have a PEP, which will mature in three years time and, in addition, I have…

Fri Sept 04 1998 - 01:00

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I am looking for investment advice and would like to know how I can be sure that the advice I receive is truly independent

Fri Aug 28 1998 - 01:00

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My wife left work last year and went back to college full time. She is currently working for the summer on a contract basis

Fri Aug 21 1998 - 01:00

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I hold shares in a US multinational through an employee share-ownership plan and also in a US-listed Irish technology company…

Fri Aug 14 1998 - 01:00

An Irish Times guide to the world of personal finance

In October 1997, my partner and I paid a deposit on a new house and in January this year we signed the contracts

Fri Aug 07 1998 - 01:00

Questions - An Irish Times guide to the world of personal finance

My husband died two months ago leaving my two sons as executors

Fri Jul 31 1998 - 01:00

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I am a member of an occupational pension scheme, through which I also pay AVCs

Fri Jul 24 1998 - 01:00

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As someone who has previously bought assurance policies while closing existing ones, I am confused and concerned abut the current…

Fri Jul 17 1998 - 01:00

An Irish Times guide to the world of personal finance

I read with interest the recent piece on Norwich Union dividends and the position in relation to tax and tax credits

Fri Jul 10 1998 - 01:00

Questions & Answers

My 13-year-old daughter, who lives here, has been left £32,000 sterling by an aunt in Wales

Fri Jul 03 1998 - 01:00

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As a result of the Norwich Union flotation, I now own shares for the first time

Fri Jun 26 1998 - 01:00

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I have been saving to buy a house now for several years but the rise in house prices keeps putting it out of my reach

Fri Jun 19 1998 - 01:00

An Irish Times guide to the world of personal finance

I am a member of the Voluntary Health Insurance but find that the policy does not fully pay my medical bills

Fri Jun 12 1998 - 01:00

An Irish Times guide to the world of personal finance

My husband started work in 1920 and paid insurance stamps until the mid1950s when it stopped being compulsory

Fri Jun 05 1998 - 01:00

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I write in relation to the entitlement of joint account holders at First National Building Society to free shares

Fri May 29 1998 - 01:00

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I am a private investor who sometimes dips a toe into the Irish stock market

Fri May 22 1998 - 01:00

An Irish Times guide to the world of personal finance

How many years must one pay national insurance stamps to qualify for a full state pension? I have worked in Belfast for about…

Fri May 15 1998 - 01:00

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I have a mortgage of about £40,000 in Ireland on a home there

Fri May 08 1998 - 01:00

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I recently sold some British shares

Fri May 01 1998 - 01:00

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My friend in England believes she was entitled to Irish Permanent shares but that she missed the cut-off date because of changes…

Fri Apr 24 1998 - 01:00

An Irish Times guide to the world of personal finance

My wife and I both hold shares in separate names and up to now could bed and breakfast them at the married threshold of £2,000…

Fri Apr 17 1998 - 01:00

Capital Gains Tax

Windfall issues have certainly brought the matter of capital gains tax into the orbit of a far wider range of people than heretofore…

Fri Feb 13 1998 - 00:00

An Irish Times guide to the world of personal finance

Tracker funds have become one of the hottest financial products of the mid1990s alongside PIPs and PEPs

Fri Feb 06 1998 - 00:00

Q&A

What is my capital gain if I sell the Irish Permanent shares I received upon the company going public together with those loyalty…

Fri Jan 30 1998 - 00:00

Home insurance how much do you need?

Home insurance is one of those areas which seems to slip through the net when people are looking over their obligations to ensure…

Fri Jan 23 1998 - 00:00

An Irish Times guide to the world of personal finance.

Savings accounts for the under-12s

Fri Jan 16 1998 - 00:00

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What are the options for an Irish emigrant who wishes to invest in Ireland? To what taxes are an emigrant's investments abroad…

Fri Jan 09 1998 - 00:00

An Irish Times guide to the world of personal finance.

One of the most radical changes in last week's Budget was the overhaul of capital gains tax

Fri Dec 12 1997 - 00:00

An Irish Times guide to the world of personal finance

When it comes to inheritance, most people will only ever have to worry about Capital Acquisitions Tax, more commonly known as…

Fri Dec 05 1997 - 00:00

An Irish Times guide to the world of personal finance

The Government gets very little returns from taxes on inheritances, but that is of little consolation to those faced with hefty…

Fri Nov 21 1997 - 00:00

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Sitting back and watching the white-knuckle ride being followed by world stock markets, how many of us have smugly congratulated…

Fri Nov 14 1997 - 00:00

An Irish Times guide to the world of personal finance.

Not that long ago talk of PIPs and PEPs would have evoked images of citrus fruits and restorative tonics. Not any more

Fri Nov 07 1997 - 00:00

What are AVCs?

Confusion surrounds Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs), what they are, who can use them and what they can be used for

Fri Oct 31 1997 - 00:00

Pensions: what should you bear in mind?

Providing for retirement has become a headline issue in the 1990s, not least because of fears worldwide that countries will find…

Fri Oct 24 1997 - 01:00
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