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
Savers sitting on large Isa pots earning very little may be considering investing instead if they are sick of pitiful returns on their cash. But many worry about being hit by a sudden stock market crash and find the volatility of share prices concerning, even if they could ride out storms and do not need … Read more
Savers sitting on large Isa pots earning very little may be considering investing instead if they are sick of pitiful returns on their cash. But many worry about being hit by a sudden stock market crash and find the volatility of share prices concerning, even if they could ride out storms and do not need … Read more
The start of the new Isa year is a good time to reflect on your investing strategy, and whether you need to change up your approach. Research can be expanded beyond your existing portfolio and promising buying opportunities to what the experts say about investing, and have done successfully in the past. We asked six … Read more
Would you lock money away in a cash Isa for five years at 1%? Surely, it’s better to pick a lower risk investment instead, says SIMON LAMBERT By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 BST, 15 April 2021 | Updated: 06:00 BST, 15 April 2021 Would you lock your money away for five years in … Read more
Last week investors received a welcome boost as Britain’s FTSE 250 reached a new all-time high, boosting many Isas, pensions and other investment portfolios. The high-performing index comprises the 250 biggest companies listed in London, after those on the larger FTSE 100. Following a rollercoaster year, the index now finds itself 3 per cent higher … Read more
Last week investment portfolios received a welcome boost as Britain’s FTSE 250 reached a new all-time high. The high-performing index comprises the 250 biggest companies listed in London, after those on the larger FTSE 100. Following a rollercoaster year, the index now finds itself 3 per cent higher than its pre-Covid record – set just … Read more
Would you fix your cash Isa for 7 years at 1.65%? This crash will deter investors, but I’d still back a decent dividend investment trust to beat that, says SIMON LAMBERT By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 09:41 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 09:41 BST, 9 April 2020 Would you fix your cash Isa … Read more