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Once upon a time, not that long ago, investing for the younger generation – barring the select few with deep pockets – was tricky and expensive, with plenty of barriers of entry. However, a battle has emerged as platform giants and banking big boys look to entice novice investors, largely thanks to the success of … Read more

There’s less than a week left until the end of the tax year, so we’re at the point in the calendar where the calls to sort our finances reach fever pitch. Our annual tax-friendly allowances are use it or lose affairs, hence why the run up to 5 April involves such incitement to act. But … Read more

Investors are set to pay over £1billion more in tax from next month, as the Government cracks down on business owners and savers by hiking the dividend tax rate.  Last autumn the Treasury announced plans to raise the dividend tax rate, in a move which will be felt by limited company small business owners who … Read more

Bestinvest to offer advice packages, free coaching and slash share dealing fees as it relaunches DIY investment platform  Bestinvest has relaunched its DIY investment platform   Customers will have access to two advice services with one-off fees  The platform will also introduce five new ‘Smart’ portfolios  By Angharad Carrick For This Is Money Published: 12:44 GMT, … Read more

Freetrade strikes deal to offer direct access to German stocks giving investors the chance to snap up shares in big names like Adidas and BMW Freetrade has struck a deal to offer investors direct access to German stocks The deal will keep costs for users down as trades will not go via a third party   … Read more

Young investors have outperformed their older counterparts and professional investors since the start of the pandemic, according to a new study. Investors aged between 18 and 24 outperformed all other age groups, enjoying a 22.8 per cent return since the start of the pandemic. Those in the 24-34 and 35-44 year old age brackets were … Read more

A single bottle of rare 1874 Perrier-Jouët Champagne was expected to fetch £15,000 but sold for £42,875, but Lot 544, 11 bottles of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1971, with an upper estimate of £180,000 sold for £269,500. Those where just two of the sale prices achieved at Christie’s Finest and Rarest Wines and Spirits auction in … Read more

Interactive Investor is sold to Abrdn for £1.5bn: DIY investing platform with 400,000 customers is snapped up by fund giant By Mike Sheen For This Is Money Published: 12:04 GMT, 2 December 2021 | Updated: 12:04 GMT, 2 December 2021 DIY investing platform Interactive Investor will be bought by British fund managament giant Abrdn in … Read more

This week marks the 10 year anniversary of the Junior Isa, which may lead some parents to reflect on whether the tax free savings account has led to some meaningful returns.  Three fifths of junior Isas are held in cash, according to research by F&C Investment Trust. However, it appears returns regret has bitten some … Read more

Venture capital trusts have enjoyed a boom in demand as investors flock to their generous tax breaks – and ability to back up-and-coming, exciting businesses that have become hot property in recent years. The total invested in VCTs has risen from around £350million annually a decade ago to £685million a year, data from the Association … Read more