‘Simplify, then add lightness’: Investors can learn from Colin Chapman

‘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

Best tax-free savings rates for parents saving for their children

Chancellor Rishi Sunak raised the Junior Isa allowance from £4,368 to £9,000 in the 2020 Budget Savers weren’t handed many giveaways in an 11 March Budget primarily focused on the coronavirus outbreak. But one pleasant surprise was a more than doubling of the tax-free Junior Isa allowance from £4,368 to £9,000, which comes into force … Read more

How to rebalance your investments

Ensuring your investments are sufficiently diversified is not an easy task. But experts say it is now more vital than ever to make sure your portfolio reflects your appetite for risk – and the time frame in which you might need the money.  Financial adviser Jonothan McColgan, of Bath-based Combined Financial Strategies, usually recommends rebalancing … Read more