Managing your investments

National Insurance is cut next week, but most of us are still paying more tax

From 6 July millions of people will see their National Insurance bills cut, as the threshold at which people start paying the tax is raised...

Fri, 01/07/2022 - 12:58

Hunting shares get drilled even as firm predicts return to the black

A blossoming order book, an upturn in business in the USA and management’s forecast of a return to a net profit in 2022 are not...

Thu, 30/06/2022 - 17:31

Number of Lifetime ISA savers hit with early withdrawal charges spikes in April as inflation begins to bite

Millions of Brits are facing a devastating income squeeze in 2022 and many will need to turn to their savings in order to make ends...

Fri, 10/06/2022 - 10:37

The new tax year is here! Six essential checks for your investment portfolio

Lots of people rush to make investments and fill their ISA before the tax-year end. But now we’re in a new tax year, and there’s...

Thu, 07/04/2022 - 09:53

Help to Buy ISA savers missing out on free cash

Help to Buy ISA savers who have had their accounts for years could be missing out on free money towards their house deposit by not...

Fri, 01/04/2022 - 11:49

Early bird vs last minute ISA investors

Stocks and shares ISA savers can broadly be split into three groups – regular savers, early birds, and last minute investors. Right now, last minute...

Wed, 30/03/2022 - 16:44

Most popular investments for last minute ISAs

As we hurtle towards the end of the tax year, last minute ISA investors have been demonstrating their devotion to a global investment strategy. Of...

Wed, 30/03/2022 - 16:40

ISA performance since 1999 provides reassurance for investors today

There can’t have been many worse times to invest than when the ISA was first launched in 1999, just before the dot com crash prompted...

Fri, 25/03/2022 - 11:09

Cash ISA savers in denial about poor interest rates

Rising interest rates and the cost-of-living crisis have prompted more people to check the interest rate they’re actually getting on their cash ISA savings. Our...

Thu, 24/03/2022 - 14:54

Chancellor does little to ease cost of living crisis

The big rabbit out of Rishi Sunak’s hat was announcing a cut to income tax rates from 2024, and while that will grab the headlines...

Wed, 23/03/2022 - 17:38

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