{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Cash Is King? Podcast 269","description":" Today I share some thoughts on holding cash, some saucy Central Bank of Ireland research on Irish households, and a warning about going all-in!   Irish Household Wealth   Aside from their regulatory role over financial services, Central Bank of Ireland share some really interesting research and reports. One such recent report was their 'Quarterly Financial Accounts' for Ireland.   For me, one of the greatest signals of our financial health as a nation is our 'Household Debt'. This rate hit a high in 2007 when it stood at \u20ac203BN. Working on the basis that there are c3.6m adults in Ireland this was around \u20ac60k debt for every man and woman over 18 years of age in the country!   That \u20ac203BN debt figure has fallen steadily since 2007, to \u20ac131BN in 2020, (\u20ac36k per adult) and now sits at c\u20ac120BN (\u20ac33k per adult). Read on! Paddy. ","author_name":"Informed Decisions Independent Financial Planning &amp; Money Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.informeddecisions.ie\/podcast-2\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27748623\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/158064075"}