# Paul Merriman

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Episode 283 w/ Paul Merriman

Financial advisor Paul Merriman, better known as Ask Paul, joined the lads this week, and if you have ever heard the word pension and immediately stopped listening, this might be the episode for you. Paul broke down money in a way that actually makes sense, from why winning or earning a fortune doe…

Money Matters: State Savings Scheme

Are you determined to finally get on top of your finances once and for all? For many, looking at your bank account is something you dread, but how should we best manage what’s coming in and what’s coming out? For this edition of Money Matters, Andrea is joined by CEO at Fairstone Ireland and Person…

Myths and Mistakes in Investing (Paul Merriman)

Most of what people believe about investing is wrong, and the wrong beliefs are expensive. Paul Merriman, founder of The Merriman Financial Education Foundation, has spent sixty years around markets and more than forty of them teaching people how to invest. He opens this conversation with Jack Lemp…

Q&A: We Have $80K in Cash and Want a 1–2 Year Sabbatical. Is It Enough?

#754: Four months of savings in the bank, a goal of eight, and a career break she's excited to fund. Does everything else really have to wait? Paula and Joe's answer: don't turn your emergency fund into an emergency. A 42-year-old UK listener asks how to split money between an emergency fund, a …

The Inside Story About Diversification

Harry Markowitz called diversification "the only free lunch in finance." In this session, part of Paul's series for Next Gen Personal Finance educators, Paul Merriman explains what that means in practice, and why a well-diversified portfolio can help investors stay the course through good markets a…

Reasons to Invest in Index Funds

Is trying to beat the market actually holding your investments back? In this episode, investing educator Paul Merriman breaks down the case for index funds and explores how fees, taxes, and frequent trading can quietly chip away at your investment returns. He challenges common investing myths, expl…

The Math and History of Investing

Could starting just five years earlier or keeping a little more of your investment returns for yourself really change your financial future by millions? In this episode, investing educator Paul Merriman explores the math and history behind small decisions with potentially life-changing results. He …

The $5 Million Payoff

Could the lessons you teach today change your students' financial futures by millions of dollars? In "The $5 Million Payoff for a Financially Literate High School Graduate," Paul Merriman uses historical returns and hypothetical investing scenarios to make the case for starting early, keeping costs…

How to Actually Get Rich in Ireland - Paul Merriman (Ask Paul)

Ireland's Best-Known Financial Advisor on What We Get Wrong About Money, and Why You're Probably Doing Better Than Social Media Tells You. Paul Merriman, better known as Ask Paul, is one of Ireland's most recognisable financial advisors and CEO of Fairstone Ireland. In this conversation he cuts thr…

The $5 Million Pay off for a Financially Literate High School Graduate

WATCH THE VIDEO This is the fourth of five presentations I recorded for Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF.org) and am sharing with Sound Investing listeners. I titled this one “The $5 Million Payoff for a Financially Literate High School Graduate” — but I could have called it the $42 million payoff, …