This week we bring you our first-ever Guest-Post, all about Entrepreneur Relief versus Pension Contributions. I will keep the author a surprise until the end of the piece (don't fast forward!), and it might indeed be a fairly big surprise when you do discover who wrote it!

• Entrepreneur Relief Principles
• Pension Contribution Watch-Outs
• Comparison of the two approaches
• A practical comparison of doing €1m on both

All I (Paddy) will say, is that I sure hope you don't like this style better than my own :).

This week I share 12 clear signs it's time to retire from your full-time job. Perhaps it is to start some new professional journey, a new personal journey, or a combination of both.

I share this piece in the hope that it will give you hope! Give you hope if you are on the cusp of retirement and doubting if you can or you can't. Give you hope if you are wondering if you are alone, mad, or simply wrong to retire. 

Key Takeaways

• Your pension fund is healthy and can provide you with a comfortable retirement income
• Your children are financially independent
• 'Work' is incapable of giving you a sense of purpose
• You want to spend more time with family and other interests
• Your health is starting to suffer

I hope it helps.

If you have ever heard of Custom House Capital, Dolphin Trust, or Solar 21, you will know that Unregulated Investments in Ireland are commonplace and contentious.

I'm certainly not an expert on these types of products, but I know enough to realise that I wouldn't touch unregulated investments with my own money, never-mind someone who trusts me to mind theirs! So this week, I'll share with you:

• What are Unregulated Investments
• It's all about the money!
• Do they go wrong?
• How to spot if something is regulated or unregulated
• Why you might consider some alternatives

This piece is being shared based on a suggestion from a long-term podcast listener, so thanks for the prompt!