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Bernard Walsh is head of pensions and investments at Bank of Ireland Investment Markets. Bernard has worked in pensions and investment-related roles in Bank of Ireland for over 15 years. Before that, he worked with Ulster Bank Markets and Barclays Bank.

Our conversation focused on deconstructing the different elements of pensions and investments. Looking at the benefits of starting a pension scheme, tax advantages and opportunities that comes with this. After which, Bernard and I exchange ideas of investment opportunities for young professionals and how to allocate a certain proportion of your earnings in different market conditions. 

Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:40) Bernard Walsh's background
(03:35) Principles of financial literacy & wellbeing
(07:29) Contributing towards financial goals/targets
(09:13) Filling the financial knowledge gaps/systematic processes
(13:09) The importance & value of pension funds
(19:06) Managing your pension/default strategy/lifestyle strategy
(22:52) Begin with the end in mind/pension drawdowns
(24:55) Optimal percentage of pension contribution
(27:37) Generating income from different asset classes
(30:34) Pension funds tax criteria
(33:50) Logical & sustainable investing/euro cost averaging/risk & reward
(40:27) Analysing different assets/macro views/ETFs
(44:02) Rebalancing a portfolio/strategy mistakes
(47:44) Resources and information to learn

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Nick Leeson is CEO of Bull & Bear Capital and former derivatives trader notorious for the collapse of Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's oldest merchant bank. Nick was the “Rogue Trader” who made fraudulent, unauthorized and speculative trades, and his actions led directly to the 1995 collapse of the bank, for which he was sentenced to prison in Singapore.

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(00:00) Introduction
(02:51) Nick Leeson's background
(04:35) The collapse of Barings Bank
(10:04) Trading emotionally, immaturity & stress
(16:15) Social media & communication
(20:26) Lessons from prison
(25:15) Mental challenges of prison
(32:12) Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl
(39:29) Happiness & careers
(42:59) Pursuing interests & passions 
(46:23) Professional success & ultimate focus

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From a small town in Canada to CEO of a hedge fund and former member of NY Federal Reserve Investor Advisory Committee, Garth Friesen has unique insights into financial markets as a successful trader. Garth is currently CEO of III Capital, a hedge fund management company specializing in fixed-income and credit.

Garth has served as a member for five years on the esteemed New York Federal Reserve’s Investor Advisory Committee on financial markets, advising the Fed’s senior management on financial, economic and public policy issues. He is a regular columnist for Forbes and Yahoo Finance, and has been featured in various media, including CNBC, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, and many others.

In Garth’s book, Bite the Ass Off a Bear, he discusses how hedge-fund traders thrive by developing the interpersonal skills necessary to act and react in a high-stakes field with integrity, reliability, and stress manageability. For aspiring and experienced professionals, having a strong work ethic, persistent attitude, and likeable personality are just as essential as mathematical and computer acumen that will advance your career.

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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:54) Garth Friesen's background
(05:04) The retail investor movement
(10:33) Trading vs. investing principles
(21:10) GameStop/WallStreetBets
(26:36) Cryptocurrency & hedge funds/institutions
(33:15) Asset allocation/private markets
(42:00) Interview preparation and careers
(45:47) The top 20% rule
(47:10) Improving interview skills
(54:30) Completing additional courses/degrees
(58:55) Side projects/multiple purpose skillset

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In this session, I break down five lessons learned after working from home for over a year. Remote working has previously been scrutinized for its inefficiencies before coronavirus. Now, one year later, everyone has adapted to a new way of working.

This episode discusses how to build a healthy routine that increases both productivity and engagement. Most importantly, how to take sufficient steps to detach and separate from a lifestyle driven by work.

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Alan Carroll is back on Kickoff Sessions to provide a comprehensive overview of mortgages and property investing. Alan is a bank manager in Bank of Ireland with almost 20 years’ experience in finance and banking. He is both a chartered and professional banker from University College Dublin and offers a wealth of knowledge in personal finance and financial planning.

Check out my first episode here with Alan on personal finance, investing, markets and the economy.

Our discussion focused on everything relating to mortgages from the minimum requirements that must be met right up to repayments. Alan provides an in-depth explanation of the structure of mortgages and schemes to avail of for individuals. We discuss property investing and some things to consider before taking the leap. Lastly, we discuss how to restructure a mortgage and successfully sell your property.

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Gary Fox is host of The Entrepreneur Experiment podcast where he interviews some of Ireland’s leading entrepreneurs to discover how they experiment with growing their business. Gary is also the founder of HostButlers, which caters for everything a host requires to provide a 5-star service to clients. HostButlers takes care of property listings, guest communications, check-ins, property cleanings, and anything else a host may request.

Our discussion focused on the key components of building a successful brand and marketing your product, company, or podcast. We dissect various marketing strategies to understand your target market and audience in more detail. Gary provides his advice on creating content to supplement your business and various methods to differentiate yourself. Lastly, we analyze the future of podcasting over the next couple of years.

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Aidan Corbett is CEO and co-founder of Wayflyer, an Irish eCommerce revenue-based financing and marketing analytics platform that recently raised $10.2M in seed capital funding. Founded in 2019 by Aidan and Jack Pierse, Wayflyer enables eCommerce brands to meet their potential by providing them with affordable capital up to $5M for advertising and inventory.

For eCommerce companies, this is an incredibly valuable opportunity to grow; no interest, no dilution, no warrants, no fixed repayment schedule, and no long-term commitment. Therefore, enabling eCommerce companies to scale quickly and meet their sales trajectory through tailored marketing and access to inventory requirements.

Our conversation focused on how to scale and build an online business, the opportunity for eCommerce merchants to avail of financing options and the potential benefits to this. Aidan provides his advice for early-stage business owners and how to find the correct product-market fit which enables merchants to scale through time.

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Part two of this mini series focuses on ten business ideas to generate an income online from unskilled to specialized. Part one explains three rational reasons to start a side business now.

Each business ideas has been selected based on low barriers to entry, almost zero upfront costs and opportunity to scale over time.

Whether you are looking to start a side business, unfortunately lost your job due to coronavirus, or you are just bored and want something new to try, each of these ideas provides a frictionless service that can begin immediately.

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(00:00) - Introduction
(01:25) - Unskilled Business Ideas
(08:41) - Skilled Business Ideas
(19:18) - Specialized Business Ideas

Resources:
Unskilled - eBay,  Audacity, GarageBand, Fiverr
Skilled - Teachable, Cambly
Specialized - ConvertKit, UpWork

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In this solo session, I outline three rational reasons to start a side business in 2021. I provide a detailed justification for each point, from both a personal and economic perspective and identify solutions to some of the blockers that have restricted people from starting ventures.

Whether you are looking to start a side business, unfortunately lost your job due to coronavirus, or you are just bored and want something new to try, there is something in here that applies to everyone.

This is a two-part series on starting a side business. Part two is on ten business ideas to generate an income online from unskilled to specialized. 

Some initial resources mentioned: Fiverr, UpWork, Shopify, Squarespace

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Mark Randall is a market veteran with over 40 years’ experience as a frontline broker for financial and commodities markets at a major investment bank. He has worked as a futures trader to institutional clients, the first technical analyst of NatWest and part of the first team within NatWest to understand and teach applications of options trading. Mark subsequently went on to become the director of EMEA business development at RBS and a lead driver of RBS futures corporate strategy.

In the latter stages of his career, Mark became more and more fascinated with the mental, emotional, psychological, and behavioural challenges people face when encountering risk and uncertainty in financial markets. This has resulted in him co-hosting the AlphaMind podcast, where he interviews experienced traders, investment professionals, analysts, psychologists, coaches, authors, and experts in fields relating to trading, financial markets, and risk.

With a huge surge in retail investors as of recently, I sat down with Mark to discuss the different aspects of trading and investing. From the average guy to the professional trader, what are the key principles that are required to be successful. We cover a range of topics such as emotional intelligence, risk management and strategies behind trading.

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*** Learn to Build a Website *** 

This episode is affiliated with Gary Melican Web Design, providing specialized web design, analytics, SEO, email marketing and conversion. Knowing how to build websites allows you to explore business ideas quickly and without the need to find and hire someone else. Move faster by learning to build your own website. This course is for exiting business owners, people with business ideas and people with a growth mindset. The common underlying trait between all these people is that they recognize a website is an essential piece of any business these days.

What you will learn in Gary’s intense 30-hour coursework includes; website set up, GDPR basics, creating web pages, Google Analytics and mobile optimization. For more information check out my episode with Gary Melican. 

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