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How to Succeed in the Irish Financial System

Season 1, Ep. 1

With 40 years of experience at the top of the financial industry in Ireland, Paul pulls back the curtain to provide you with the information you need to succeed. In this episode we delve into the 4 big issues that make the Irish financial landscape so difficult for high income earners in Ireland and how we can best overcome each of them to build long term wealth. Problems such as a unique in-build bias (product selling), isolated advice, overpaying tax and lack of a financial plan.


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