Aideen Finnegan

Perhaps that is very stereotypical of me to say that.

But how did you get into it?

Oh, why?

How so?

I know, and men got branded as the not emotional ones, so I don't know how that happened.

Gender pay gap, gender pension gap.

I actually wish I'd started this 20 years ago, 10 years ago, even five years ago would have done.

But confidence, I think, is a big part of it.

So for anyone who's new to the pod, yes.

You might benefit from listening back to earlier episodes where we get really granular about what ETFs mean and deemed disposal and all these terms you'll probably hear.

Dan, we might do a really quick synopsis of those when we come across them.

But we've also been very keen to stress that before you start putting your money somewhere, there's some basic get your house in order steps that you should do first.

Have a rainy day fund and some money on deposit that you can access quickly in an emergency.

You know, like if you need to buy a new dishwasher or a set of new tires for your car.

You should have a pension and you should be maxing out those contributions and perhaps have some money in state savings schemes too, because it's all about diversifying, right?

But then there's this other area, which is the online trading apps.

What are the most popular ones in Ireland?

The likes of Revolut.

Yeah, definitely.

And are they aimed at the retail investors, like what you might call the plebs, like me?