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My wife and I are ready to start a savings pot for our toddler son which we will put money in to each month, alongside birthday and Christmas cash. We’re keen on a stocks and shares Junior Isa, but there are a few things we’re unsure about – especially when it comes to him growing … Read more

Younger investors are more confident about becoming a millionaire ahead of retirement by investing in a stocks and shares Isa, new research suggests. While cryptocurrency and meme stocks took many of the headlines in the pandemic, the tax-free accounts have proved a popular long-term choice for those starting out in investment. In a poll of 1,000 … Read more

The number of young savers maxing out Lifetime Isa allowances has doubled since launch in 2016 as house prices reach near-record highs, according to new research. Lisa savings accounts allow aspiring buyers to save up to £4,000 per year tax-free and receive a 25 per cent government bonus when they buy their first property.  A … Read more

Can I invest in a new Isa to buy and sell shares and keep buying funds with my existing account? By This Is Money Published: 09:50 GMT, 1 March 2022 | Updated: 15:25 GMT, 1 March 2022 I have a stocks and shares Isa with a DIY investing platform where I can pick and choose … Read more

Ryan Hughes is head of active portfolios at financial services firm AJ Bell. Investment trusts represent an excellent way to invest whether you are just starting out or have already established a well-diversified portfolio. However, they do have some interesting quirks and features that mean careful research is important in order to fully understand what … Read more

Chris Barrett: If you tend to panic during market declines, you should consider a more conservative asset allocation Chris Barrett is the investment director at wealth management firm JM Finn. Asset classes such as stocks, bonds, cash, property, and alternatives like gold, are interconnected yet differ in terms of their exposure to global risks. They tend … Read more

‘Simplify, then add lightness’: My Isa could learn from Colin Chapman’s Lotus but I’m baulking at the cost of an investing spring clean, says SIMON LAMBERT By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 09:55 BST, 6 May 2021 | Updated: 09:58 BST, 6 May 2021 ‘Simplify, then add lightness.’ That was the famous philosophy of Lotus … Read more

I opened a new investing Isa with Freetrade for the 2021/22 tax year.  It costs only £3 a month but having started to search for things I want to buy – ETFs, investment trusts and small cap shares – I’ve found they are not available unless you sign up for their Plus account, which is … Read more

Can I invest in a new stocks and shares Isa, and continue paying into the one I opened in the last tax year? By Jayna Rana For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 07:18 BST, 19 April 2021 | Updated: 07:18 BST, 19 April 2021 I have a stocks and shares Isa with a DIY investing platform where I … Read more

33-year-old Craig Hughes, from North Lincolnshire, mounted a defence of the Lifetime Isa as a supplementary pension If Isa season is all about working out ways to keep as much of your money away from the taxman as possible, Rishi Sunak’s latest Budget made that a little trickier. Dubbed a stealth raid on household finances, … Read more