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There is a happy medium between compulsively checking your investments several times a day, and hardly bothering to see how they are doing at all. But financial experts warn that if you opt to invest in individual shares, you should be more proactive about checking in on them than if you hold funds. You are … Read more

Want to pick up some FTSE 250 stocks with promising dividends for your Isa? These 12 shares could be worth a look By Tanya Jefferies for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 07:39 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 07:39 BST, 1 April 2021 Mid-sized firms that slashed dividends but are expected to grow them by more than 10 … Read more

Want to pick up some FTSE 250 stocks with promising dividends for your Isa? These 12 shares could be worth a look By Tanya Jefferies for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 07:39 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 07:39 BST, 1 April 2021 Mid-sized firms that slashed dividends but are expected to grow them by more than 10 … Read more

Isa deadline:  Use your allowance by 5 April Nick Hyett, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, takes an in depth look at some stocks worth considering when making investments for your Isa. It’s looking more and more likely that we’re past the worst of the pandemic.  That means some of these picks are a little more … Read more

The DIY and home improvement boom should give a tailwind to some shares this year as people continue to work from home and lockdown restrictions ease slowly, according to a fund manager and analysts. On Monday, B&Q and Screwfix-owner Kingfisher revealed bumper sales over the past year, as lockdown fuelled a surge in DIY and … Read more

The FTSE is poised for its biggest company float in a decade next week, as Deliveroo joins the stock exchange. Depending on the final share price, the restaurant takeaway delivery giant could be valued at as much as £9 billion. Its debut will be a big moment for the London Stock Exchange, which has been … Read more

Russ Mould , investment research director at platform AJ Bell Youinvest, explains what admin, tax and currency issues to be aware of when buying and selling shares listed outside the UK It is as easy to buy and sell shares listed on most developed, Western stock markets as it is domestic, London-listed ones. You can … Read more

Making sense of a balance sheet is important when you’re deciding whether or not to buy shares, because you want to be sure a company you’re investing in is not heading for trouble. Tom Stevenson, investment director at Fidelity International, explains the basics of reading a balance sheet using drinks giant Britvic as his test … Read more

Why do people invest directly in shares rather than letting a fund manager do the work for them? For some it is because they think they can beat the market and the manager, for others it’s the attraction of owning a direct stake in a company, and for many share investors it comes down to … Read more

Mark Northway is chairman of ShareSoc, a group that champions and lobbies on behalf of individual investors.  Here, he outlines what rights shareholders have over companies they own and how crucial it is to use them. Corporate culture: Using your shareholder rights will mould the character, behaviour and thinking of a company board for the … Read more