Category: <span>Saving and Investing</span>

Q. I noticed that the US Federal Reserve has said that they will begin to increase interest rates in about 2-years time. Does this mean that my mortgage costs will probably rise here too?

Rising inflation is forcing central banks to look at rate increases. While it will have little impact on savings and borrowing costs in Ireland, it will most likely impact pension valuations.

What Irish parents need to know about education costs

In Ireland, while the general cost of paying for the educators is paid for through general taxation, there is a wide set of costs that need to be understood and factored for in advance of a child starting or returning to school, including the many different education costs.