Mark O'Leary

As markets enter the summer months—a period that is typically calmer in terms of equity movements—it is worth highlighting in this weeks Seaspray Private financial data insights some of the standout performers across global indices so far this year.

In this weeks Seaspray Private Financial data insight we highlight the retirement of perhaps the greatest investor in history – Warren Buffett, known to many as the “Oracle of Omaha”. Today’s chart illustrates the impact of Buffett’s strategy over the past forty years, comparing gains made by Berkshire Hathaway against the S&P 500 and Dow

April 2025 will go down as one of the most volatile months in recent history. Double-digit sell-offs in financial markets—particularly in the US—along with concerns about the global bond market, raised fears of a widespread and prolonged downturn. However in our latest Seaspray Private financial insight we can see that the case for staying invested

In our latest Seaspray Private financial insight we highlight the Federal Open Market Committee and its role in the Fed’s decision – making regarding future US interest rate projections. Finally, we focus on the US and the recent announcements about further tariffs, which has been driven by the country’s trade deficit.

If 2025 has highlighted anything, it’s that diversification remains a key principle in investing and asset allocation. In our latest Seaspray Private financial insight we highlight the performance of the broader asset class range year to date.

In our previous Seaspray Private financial data insight, we highlighted the divergence in equity market gains between the US and Europe since the beginning of 2025. In todays insight we highlight the standout equity indices of 2025 so far which is our very own ISEQ index and take a look at the underlying companies that

In our latest Seaspray Private financial data insights we highlight the expansion of the Global economy which has grown from a total GDP of $85.2 trillion to $115.3 trillion since 2015, marking an inflation-adjusted growth rate of 35%. We also focus on the U.S where it’s fascinating to consider not only the size of the

In this week’s Seaspray Private data insight we explore what are the factors that are behind European indices outperforming US indices so far in 2025.

With Valentine’s Day upon us, many people are likely wondering what gifts to buy. According to Statista, in recent years, the most popular gifts in the U.S. have been candy and greeting cards, followed by flowers and dining out. While some of these gifts, like a box of chocolates, may seem affordable, falling spending power

As Q4 2024 earnings season continued last week we focus our attention on several of the world’s largest corporations such as Apple, Meta, Microsoft and Tesla.