Investing

  • Should I Transfer a Child Trust Fund To A Junior ISA?

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    Please be aware that the value of stock market investments can go up and down over time and may be lower than your initial investment. You may want to consider advice from a qualified financial adviser before transferring a Child Trust Fund or opening a Stocks and Shares ISA. This post has been written in […]

  • Should I Open A Lifetime ISA As I Am Nearly 40?

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    Please be aware that any form of stock market investment can go up and down over time. You may want to consider advice from a qualified financial adviser before opening a Stocks and Shares ISA. Rate correct at time of publishing but could be subject to change.  Different types of Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) have […]

  • Innovative Finance ISAs, ISA Investments & Long Term Saving

    Innovative Finance ISA

    An innovative finance ISA (or IFISA) is the third type of ISA available to UK investors, after cash and stocks & shares ISAs. It is specifically intended for investors to use their tax-free ISA allowance to invest in peer to peer lending. Peer to peer lending is where your investment is lent to borrowers and […]

  • BOOK REVIEW : The Meaningful Money Handbook

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    You’ll never find me without a few different books on my bedside table. I love dipping in to a mixture of fiction and non-fiction depending on my mood. My non-fiction choices tend to focus on personal finance, entrepreneurship and technology with a sprinkling of psychology thrown in there too. I’ve just finished ‘The Meaningful Money […]

  • ‘Investing : a woman’s perspective’ with Charlotte Jessop

    FEATURE IMAGE CHARLOTTE JESSOP WOMAN INVESTOR

    Welcome back to another post in my ‘Investing : a woman’s perspective’ series, where we talk women and investing. This week I am talking with Charlotte Jessop of Looking After Your Pennies. Firstly, tell us about yourself? I’m Charlotte. I’m married with two kids aged 3 and nearly 1. We own our home which we have a mortgage […]