Managing your investments

Is a Lifetime ISA a good alternative to a pension?

Getting the biggest bang for your retirement buck will be one of the key considerations for people choosing where to invest their hard-earned savings.

For...

Wed, 01/02/2023 - 14:06

Lifetime ISA turns five: how one investor turned £12,000 into £215,000

The new tax year marks five years since the Lifetime ISA was launched, after George Osbourne’s surprise announcement just a year earlier that he was...

Wed, 01/02/2023 - 11:53

UK unemployment, wage growth and inflation figures

The search for the peak in inflation goes on, while workers continue to hope (and strike) for pay increases which protect the purchasing power of...

Fri, 09/12/2022 - 12:05

Tax bills set to spiral as Chancellor confirms deep freeze on personal taxation

It’s not yet Christmas, but Scrooge has arrived early. The nation was braced for tax hikes after the new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, used the weekend...

Fri, 18/11/2022 - 09:04

How to measure the success (or otherwise) of the Autumn Statement

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt could be forgiven for viewing the ultimate success or failure of the fiscal policies outlined in the Autumn Statement...

Wed, 16/11/2022 - 16:42

Half the nation struggling to pay energy bills – before winter has even begun

Almost half the nation is now finding it difficult to pay their energy bills, while almost a third are struggling to pay their rent or...

Thu, 27/10/2022 - 11:53

Mini budget 2022: Key announcements

The statement on 23 September from Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng turned out to be anything but the ‘mini’ budget promised.

Badged by the government as...

Fri, 23/09/2022 - 17:23

Whirlwind ‘mini’ Budget delivers surprise income tax cuts

Following today’s statement by the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, AJ Bell head of personal finance Laura Suter comments on some of the key tax announcements:

There...

Fri, 23/09/2022 - 13:32

UK economy grows by less than expected in July despite warm weather and Women's Euros boost

July boasted record temperatures and as lots of people flocked to the beach, the park or outdoor pools to enjoy a little respite from the...

Fri, 16/09/2022 - 16:25

Truss under pressure to U-turn on energy bills stance as she enters No. 10

The most pressing challenge facing the new prime minister is the cost of living crisis, with further rises in energy bills looming just around the...

Thu, 08/09/2022 - 12:05

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