Cash Lads
Welcome to Cash Lads - a show that demystifies finance and money with plenty of stories, history, and banter!
Hosts:
Paul Molloy - https://www.boxclevertax.ie/
Marcus Doyle - https://clearfinancial.ie/
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Episodes
17 episodes
Comparing Financial Crashes in Thailand & Ireland
This week Marcus and I look at the original tiger economies of Southeast Asia of the 1990s. After a decade of strong export growth, Thailand, South Korea, Indonesia and the Philippines began to focus on domestic property investment as money pou...
Ireland and America, The 2008 Crash - Part 2
What happens when the belief “sure everyone pays their mortgage” no longer holds as happened in 2007. Developers, then and now, are hugely reliant on bank funding in order to build apartments and houses in volume. After the Euro was adopted her...
Ireland and America, The 2008 Crash - Part 1
On this week's episode of Cash Lads, we trace the growth of the Irish economy from the recession of the 1980s to the development of the Celtic Tiger all the way to the end of the boom in 2008. We're also looking at how the events in the United ...
A Financial View of The Iran War
This episode was recorded on 4th April 2026.In this week's episode, Marcus & Paul look at the financial impacts of the conflict and how rising prices and interest rates will impact our lives, particularly if the war drags on. We'll a...
Swedish Copy and Paste? No Thanks, We're Irish
In 1992, Sweden found itself with the same kinds of property trouble that Ireland would face in 2008. While Ireland ended up in the clutches of the IMF, somehow the Swedes escaped such a fate; why couldn’t Ireland’s leaders have done a “copy an...
Oil & Money
Oil is still so important. Look all around your room and you’ll see multiple objects made fully or partially from oil. In this weeks, episode, Marcus and Paul discuss the impact of the globe’s 97 million barrels of oil used each and every day, ...
Exchange Rates
If you’re trading with businesses outside your currency block, say the UK or the USA, exchange rate stability is very important. However, for small countries, seeking that stability with a Fixed Exchange rate system could be storing up awful pr...
Monetary Policy
In this week's episode, Marcus and Paul discuss Chapter 1 of Paul's new book, “A Politician’s Guide to Finance and Money”, charting out how US Government actions in the 1960s and 1970s led to the mother of all interest hikes in 1979-19...
Scams in History
The Cash Lads dive into the long and colourful history of financial scams - from classic Ponzi schemes and 'Pump-and-Dump' cons to the unbelievable moment someone thought they’d bought the Eiffel Tower... This episode shows why scams k...
Tax Screw Ups
From medieval poll taxes that sparked rebellion to window taxes that literally reshaped buildings, the Cash Lads explore history’s biggest tax blunders. This episode shows how poorly designed taxes often hit the wrong people, fuel unre...
Silicon Valley Bank and Bust
Just two years ago, a major U.S. bank collapsed almost overnight. In this episode, the Cash Lads unpack how Silicon Valley Bank’s business model - built for a low-inflation world - unravelled when prices and interest rates surged. From...
Liz Truss and the Lettuce
This week, the Cash Lads revisit the short-lived Liz Truss era and the now-iconic lettuce that outlasted her. You might think you can fool the financial markets but this week's episode shows that you usually can't. They break down how ...
Are You Big in Japan?
This week, the Cash Lads take a trip to Japan to unpack one of the most dramatic economic booms - and busts - in modern history. From soaring property prices to the bubble that burst spectacularly in the early 1990s, the lads explore w...
How Financial Crises Happen – The Latin American Debt Crisis of 1982
The Cash Lads dive into the anatomy of a financial crisis - what sparks them, how they spiral, and who gets caught in the fallout. Focusing on the 1982 Latin American debt crisis, the lads unpack how a lending boom turned into economic...
What’s In My Pension - Part 2
Investing in Bonds: Not as Safe as You Might ThinkThe Cash Lads are back to unpack the other side of your pension - bonds. They might sound safe and steady, but history tells a different story. From bond market shocks to les...
What's In My Pension - Part 1
Investing In Shares, Diversifying & Stories From The PastThe Cash Lads dig into what really happens to your pension money once it’s invested. From shares and diversification to tales from financial history, this episode unpa...
Where Life Assurance Came From (And Why It’s So Important!)
The Cash Lads kick things off by diving into the surprising origins of life assurance - from its beginnings in the 1750s to how it became a cornerstone of modern finance. Along the way, expect a mix of history and real-world stories as the lads...