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What is passive investing?

12 min Read 26 May 2022

What is passive investing? The fundamental characteristic of a passive investment is that it seeks to replicate a part of...

Investing

The best Stocks and Shares ISA (& the cheapest fund platform)

By Damien Fahy

20 min Read 26 May 2022

Readers and journalists often ask me which is the best Stocks and Shares ISA. The answer depends on your circumstances...

Investing

Which is the best robo-adviser in the UK?

By Laura Mossman

14 min Read 25 May 2022

Robo-advisers have become popular in recent years as an easy, low-cost way of creating an investment portfolio. They help investors...

Investing

Best investment apps in the UK - how to invest from your mobile

By Lauren Burrows

8 min Read 20 Apr 2022

It is now possible to manage your investments on the go with an investment app, meaning you can keep an eye on your investments at any time, no matter where...

Cryptocurrency

What you need to know about cryptocurrency and tax in the UK

By Laura Mossman

11 min Read 14 Apr 2022

The treatment of cryptocurrency under UK tax rules can be confusing, but HMRC has recently published guidance explaining what types of tax cryptocurrency is subject to, how much tax you...

Investing

Investing for children: What are your options?

By Liam Fahy

9 min Read 13 Apr 2022

Why should you invest for a child? Parents, grandparents and other family members are often keen to provide a sum of money to their children to give them a start...

Investing

Are stocks and shares ISAs really worth it?

By Damien Fahy

20 min Read 12 Apr 2022

You may be asking yourself: should I open a stocks and shares ISA? In a world of low-interest rates and high inflation, they offer investors the prospect of inflation-beating tax-free...

Buying or Selling a Home, Investing

Lifetime ISAs explained - are they the best way to save?

By Damien Fahy

18 min Read 12 Apr 2022

What is a Lifetime ISA and how does it work? A Lifetime ISA (also known as the LISA) is a long term Independent Savings Account (ISA) introduced in 2016. A...

Investing

Where should you invest your ISA allowance?

By Andy Leeks

21 min Read 12 Apr 2022

In the UK, savers and investors have more than £620bn squirrelled away in adult ISAs. The attraction of the Individual Savings Account (ISA) is that it lets you earn investment...

Investing

How to set up a stocks and shares ISA - A step-by-step guide

By Damien Fahy

11 min Read 12 Apr 2022

Stocks and shares ISAs offer savers the prospect of inflation-beating tax-free returns over the long-term. Another benefit of a Stocks and Shares ISA is that income, dividends and capital gains...

Investing

Best and cheapest investment ISAs for beginners

By Damien Fahy

21 min Read 12 Apr 2022

Beginners guide to Stocks & Shares ISAs This article is a simple jargon-free guide to Stocks and Shares ISAs. In this article you will learn how Stocks and Shares ISAs...

Investing

How to buy shares for beginners

By Liam Fahy

8 min Read 08 Apr 2022

What is a share? When a company is first registered, a decision has to be made regarding who owns the company and - if there is more than one person...

Investing

ISA transfers explained - everything you need to know

By Damien Fahy

10 min Read 07 Apr 2022

In this article I explain how ISA transfers work and what to look out for. I also tell you how to compare the best Cash ISA transfer rates. If you are...

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