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About Pádraig Floyd

I write about money, how we can grow it and ultimately hold on to it throughout the ever extending journey of life.

Colonialism is when bees bust their asses to make honey but all the bottles look like bears!

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Kim Crosby’s Facebook page(which quoted me yesterday!)
Holy shit, best quote fucking ever, holy shit. (“Colonialism is when bees bust their asses to make honey but all the bottles look like bears!” – Kim…

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Advisers hit back at ‘bone idle middlemen’ media attack | News | Fundweb

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The use of multi-manager funds by financial advisers has been hit by criticisms, but advisers say fund of funds can be cost-effective and beneficial for the client.

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Pensions funds and climate change: can’t act, won’t act

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Pension funds are doing more to cause climate change than prevent it, writes Louise Rouse (Pensions funds trustees following ‘lemming standard’ and not performing real fiduciary responsibility http://t.co/alb17gb1ME...

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Memo to Dallas pension trustees: It’s called a mea culpa

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A humble suggestion for trustees of the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System: First, act accountable.

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The price of financial advice

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With financial advisers’ rates at around £150 an hour, why not try some do-it-yourself investing? Merryn Somerset Webb writes for Saga Magazine and Saga online.

Pádraig Floyd‘s insight:

I can understand how a former broker might have a jaundiced view of the advisory community (don’t worry, I’m not confusing the two). But it’s very easy for someone with an Edinburgh townhouse to advise ordinary consumers to opt for DIY investments. Who will pick up the pieces when they piss it all away through uninformed choices or execution only financial abbatoirs?       

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Daily Mail attacks ‘many bone idle’ and ‘lazy’ financial advisers

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In a scathing attack, the Daily Mail has today branded some financial advisers ‘lazy’ and ‘bone idle for use of fund of funds.

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