Podcast: Eddie Hobbs, economist

16-11-2006

by Tom Raftery

In the fifth in a series of pre-event podcasts interviewing speakers attending the 2006 IT@Cork Business and Technology Conference, Tom talks to keynote speaker Eddie Hobbs.

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Here are the questions Tom asked Eddie, and the time in the interview he asked them:

Eddie, can you start off by telling us how you became a financial advisor and television personality? - 00:21

Eddie, at the conference, you will be talking about how people would be better advised to invest in IT rather than property, do you want to preface that now? - 03:08

As against that you said there's a huge amount of investment in the Irish property market at the moment... - 05:29

And why is residential property a more risky investment than commercial property? - 08:50

And the returns on it? - 10:14

What are we going to need to put in place in Ireland for a transition from marketing to services to be ready for the new Ireland to become competitive? - 11:05

And if people wanted to become involved in a consumer association, how do they go about doing that? - 16:50

Audience questions:

Adam Beecher

Do you consider yourself an activist on financial issues, and if so, what is to come? - 17:59

Branedy

What do I really do with my SSIA? - 20:24

From a practical point of view, say I had a lump of cash to invest in commodities, the Asia Pacific region, etc., how do I go about it? - 24:32

Finally, what role do you think banks have in underpinning and driving entrepreneurship? - 26:24

For more details click on the 2006 IT@Cork Business and Technology conference.

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