Another period of market turmoil acts as a reminder of the value of the “endowment effect”: knowing the stocks you own can help avoid the dumb-money effect and the impact of volatility on passively managed portfolios.
New rent rules appear to have lifted supply in early 2026, but the recovery masks a more troubling reality: the market may now be permanently smaller.
John Looby rightly argues that economic growth has held steady since the Industrial Revolution. But what happens when underlying global population growth and fossil-fuel use come to an end?
Ireland’s international reputation for hospitality will be closely watched as more institutional capital enters the hotel market – perhaps no more so than when the Ryder Cup arrives in Adare next year.
Over 15 years on from its €4bn bailout, PTSB is set to leave State control. Its new owner Bawag, Austria's fourth-largest bank, will already be well versed with the Irish market.
Can long-term investing look beyond the 60/40 allocation between stocks and bonds and the four per cent rule governing drawdowns on retirement?
This is a case of the State using the country’s balance sheet to insulate domestic businesses from international shocks — using international money. This model, as we know, is unsustainable.
Senior executives tend to sell their experience to employers and blame ageism when it doesn’t work out. It’s time to turn this approach on its head, according to Loren Greiff, who switched from recruiting to advising candidates.
When Fergal Broder refused to shut down LotusWorks in its darkest days, it looked like defiance. Decades later, that decision has culminated in a major deal – one that highlights the growing global demand for Irish engineering firms.
I was in New York City for much of this past week, where the news cycle follows you into the subway and into the back of the yellow cab and generally is much harder to avoid than in other parts of the world.
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