PaulMolloy Archive

05th February 2026

Cash Lads Ep. 9 — Scams in History

From Ponzi schemes to someone buying the Eiffel Tower — why financial scams keep working and human nature never really changes.

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22nd January 2026

Cash Lads Ep. 8 — Tax Screw Ups

From medieval poll taxes to window taxes that reshaped buildings — history's biggest tax blunders and what they teach us.

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15th January 2026

Tax Tips — Entrepreneurial Relief

Revised Entrepreneurial Relief allows qualifying business owners to pay 10% CGT instead of 33% on the sale of business assets. Here's what you need to know before you sell.

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08th January 2026

Cash Lads Ep. 7 — Silicon Valley Bank and Bust

How Silicon Valley Bank's business model — built for a low-inflation world — unravelled when prices and interest rates surged.

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11th December 2025

Cash Lads Ep. 6 — Liz Truss and the Lettuce

You might think you can fool the financial markets — this episode shows that you usually can't. The Liz Truss era, unpacked.

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04th December 2025

Tax Tips — Pensions: The Tax and The Truth

Pensions are one of the most tax-efficient tools in Ireland. But contribution limits, funding rules and drawdown tax aren't always straightforward.

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27th November 2025

Cash Lads Ep. 5 — Are You Big in Japan?

Japan's dramatic economic boom and bust — from soaring property prices to the bubble that burst spectacularly in the early 1990s.

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13th November 2025

Cash Lads Ep. 4 — How Financial Crises Happen: The Latin American Debt Crisis of 1982

The anatomy of a financial crisis — how a lending boom in Latin America turned into economic chaos and reshaped global finance.

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06th November 2025

Tax Tips — Dwelling House Relief

Dwelling House Relief can exempt a residential property from CAT entirely — but the conditions are strict and Revenue scrutinise claims closely.

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30th October 2025

Cash Lads Ep. 3 — What’s In My Pension? Part 2

Bonds might sound safe and steady, but history tells a different story. The Cash Lads unpack why even the "safe bets" deserve a second look.

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