Irishman in New York. Managing Editor, Advice Columns @MarketWatch. Created The Moneyist. Former Ireland correspondent for @DowJones/@WSJ
New York, New York
Joined April 2009
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Quentin Fottrell retweeted
My latest Moneyist column:
‘My wife never went back to work after raising our kids. Do I have to share my retirement savings 50/50?’
This is a problem of perception as much as one of finance.
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'I spend my time and money caring for my aging mother — yet she gave my brother $100,000. Should I withdraw my support?'
My response: 'Your mother devoted countless hours raising you, and didn’t expect anything in return.'
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🎙️“So am I allowed to say the name of the album or not?” he asks, as his bandmates Larry Mullen, Adam Clayton and the Edge look on.
🔺Róisín Ingle meets the entire band on the final episode of Irish Times podcast Drummer Seeks Musicians.
More here: irishtimes.com/podcasts/stor…
Drummer Seeks Musicians: The Making of U2 is available on irishtimes.com and wherever you get your podcasts
Quentin Fottrell retweeted
My friend Róisín Ingle made this great podcast: “Drummer Seeks Musicians: The Making of U2.”
It’s 50 years since Larry Mullen pinned a message to the noticeboard in Mt. Temple School in Dublin.
A legendary band was born…
Listen to this. It’s fantastic. irishtimes.com/podcasts/stor…
Quentin Fottrell retweeted
“You just said that 10% doesn’t seem an unreasonable estimate that AI could kill all humans”
“Yes”
“Wow… oh my God.”
@vicderbyshire speaks to Nobel Prize Winner and so-called ‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton about predictions by an Anthropic researcher that there’s a more than 10% chance AI could kill all humans within a decade.
#Newsnight
Quentin Fottrell retweeted
There may be a direct line between the fight over the armrest and the rise and fall of the Roman Empire.
'Why do airline passengers want to board early? Why do they act like savages?'
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Quentin Fottrell retweeted
Your retirement is a jigsaw. The puzzle you had in your 30s and 40s will influence the one you see in your 60s.
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Quentin Fottrell retweeted
A story about Jon Snow..
We got my Dad's terrible diagnosis thirty years ago while I was working with Jon. We didn't know each other well then but when Jon caught me crying at work, he asked me what was wrong and he listened and was kind. Then...
Quentin Fottrell retweeted
Finally, a new landing page for our original series "Perversion of Justice." miamiherald.com/news/politic…
Quentin Fottrell retweeted
Why $4 gas prices feel a lot worse this time around.
The Moneyist: 'Energy prices serve as a barometer for our anxieties.'
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Quentin Fottrell retweeted
'I have taken care of my disabled brother my entire life. I’m now retired. Going to a matinee feels like a vacation. Am I doing enough?'
The Moneyist: 'If you are your brother’s keeper, he is your keeper too.'
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Quentin Fottrell retweeted
'My grandpa retired at 70 with $750K after working as a missionary. He finds low-effort ways to make money'
The Moneyist gives two thumbs up to this thrifty retiree: 'Americans spend almost as much on dining out every year as they owe in student debt.'
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Quentin Fottrell retweeted
'My ex-wife took out a $100K Parent PLUS loan for our son. Am I morally or legally obliged to pay it off?'
The Moneyist: 'This sounds like a financial version of “FOG,” an acronym coined by psychologist Dr. Susan Forward — fear, obligation and guilt.'
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Quentin Fottrell retweeted
Here are the most popular Moneyist columns of 2025
Bad executors, greedy friends, inheritances, elder abuse and qualifying for Medicaid featured as the most-read Moneyist columns of the year, writes Quentin Fottrell
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Quentin Fottrell retweeted
Opinion: Trump says affordability is a ‘hoax,’ but consumers should expect more pain in 2026
The Moneyist: 'It’s been a year of conflicting signals and economic puzzles.'
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Quentin Fottrell retweeted
‘My retirement is completely in bitcoin. I also borrow against bitcoin. Why don’t more people do what I do?'
The Moneyist: 'Bitcoin is perhaps especially attractive to people who feel they have gotten started late in the day. Hunger is a great sauce.'
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Quentin Fottrell retweeted
‘He lives paycheck to paycheck’: My husband pays his bills late and sits at home playing on his computer. How do I fix it?
The Moneyist: 'The risk is that you also become his parent, financial manager, accountability coach, bookkeeper and therapist.'
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Quentin Fottrell retweeted
America is divided into Trump’s pro-billionaires and Mamdani’s anti-billionaires
The Moneyist: 'The pharaohs of ancient Egypt built pyramids in the Valley of Kings. The 21st century Silicon Valley billionaires built vast echo chambers.'
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Quentin Fottrell retweeted
‘I fear a significant decline in the S&P 500’: Do I sell my tech stocks before it’s too late?
The Moneyist: 'Focusing on an event that may (or may not) happen will distort your perspective and merely create fear.'
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Quentin Fottrell retweeted
My son’s credit-card company will write off $10K on a $25K debt. Should he accept or declare bankruptcy?
The Moneyist: "Credit-card companies are not ATM machines."
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