Kevin Elliott Featured on The Irish Times' Better with Money Podcast

When it comes to financial “advice” on the internet, there are many content creators and so-called “finfluencers” who do actually have helpful information to share with the beginner investor.

The problem is that their guidance is often tailored to an American, and to a lesser extent, a UK audience. Following their recommendations for investing could potentially land you with an immense tax headache.

In this episode of Better with Money, Kevin Elliott, a certified financial planner with experience in global finance, shares the checklist he uses when considering an index fund or an exchange-traded fund (ETF) in which to invest.

If you don’t know what an index fund is, fear not. Better with Money is a safe space for the fiscally clueless and one is in good hands with Elliott, who runs his own YouTube channel. It is mercifully jargon-free, despite his career spanning financial institutions in London, Toronto and New York.

Essentially, an index fund is a selection of shares, commonly referred to as a “basket” of shares, which provides you with instant risk diversification. If one company in the basket performs poorly, the others will – in theory – pick up the slack.

Read the full Irish Times article and listen to podcast