My investments are a mix of funds, shares and investment trusts and I find them hard to keep track of. With markets moving fast and a constant stream of news, what do I need to consider to make sure my investments are diversified and keep up? This is Money replies: The events of the past five
Do you dream of one day sending your child off to university, but shudder at the thought of them leaving tens of thousands of pounds in debt just as they start out in life? Tuition fees for a three-year university course in England and Wales are set to rise to £28,600 this academic year. With
Savvy savers are constantly on the lookout for safe and effective ways to make their money work harder. One good option is the cash Isa, which can help your cash grow without worrying about your savings falling into the tax net. And now with tax thresholds frozen and the effects of fiscal drag affecting savers,
The first modern stock exchange was launched in 1602 when Elizabeth I was on the throne and shares in the Dutch East India Company were put up for sale. The trading giant started paying cash dividends just ten years later and continued for almost 200 years. Dividends have been a crucial part of investing ever
By TONY HETHERINGTON, FINANCIAL MAIL ON SUNDAY Updated: 21:50, 22 March 2025 Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. Ms J.K. writes: Being a novice
The top fixed term savings bonds over different time periods This is Money’s savings tables are completely independent and unique Accounts with catches are shown clearly Compiled by savings expert Sylvia Morris Unlike other tables, providers do not have to pay to appear By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 16:26, 21 March 2025 Accounts featured below
Dame Siobhain McDonagh was driving along a residential south London street when ‘out of nowhere’ she was overtaken by a man on a moped that stopped right in front of her, forcing her to slam on the brakes. She avoided hitting him but that was just the start of the drama for the MP for
The three areas have seen a spike in property sales with seven-figure price tags By HELEN CRANE Updated: 13:36, 17 March 2025 Three areas in England officially became ‘million-pound’ property markets last year, according to upscale estate agent Knight Frank. Every year the firm identifies the areas where house prices are on the ascent, and
Financial markets, so the saying goes, are driven by fear and greed – fear when times are tough, greed when times are good. Today, fear is in the ascendant – and so is gold. Gold is the classic safe-haven investment. It does not depend on economic cycles. It does not rely on government whimsy. And
By ANGHARAD CARRICK and HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 09:10, 14 March 2025 Building society bosses are calling on the Chancellor to rule out cuts to cash Isas after she delayed her reforms. Rachel Reeves was considering reducing how much can be saved – possibly from £20,000 a year to just £4,000. But it is thought any