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March 12, 2025

The Risk vs. Reward Dilemma: How Should You Invest? 3>

Every financial decision carries some level of risk. The challenge is knowing which risks to take and whether the potential reward justifies them. Yet, how do you balance risk and reward? In this article, our…
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March 12, 2025

Bed & ISA: How To Maximise Your Investments 3>

How can you get the best possible returns? One option is to optimise your investment strategy in light of your goals, capacity for loss, risk tolerance and strategy. Another idea is to reduce needless investment…
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February 14, 2025

Deepseek “wobble” – how investors can handle market turbulence 3>

What should you do when markets are shaken? This is exactly what happened in late January 2025, as news of a rising Chinese startup called DeepSeek hit the headlines. Many investors quickly sold their shares…
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January 10, 2025

4 ways to maximise your allowances before the April deadline 3>

How can you legitimately reduce taxes before the April 2025 deadline? In 2024-25, UK households are still facing pressures on their living costs, with the British Retail Consortium warning food prices could rise 4.2% by…
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December 8, 2024

Common investing questions, answered 3>

Investing is for everyone. It is a core part of any financial plan, helping you build wealth and move towards your long-term goals. Yet, the subject can be confusing - even for seasoned investors who…
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October 9, 2024

Anti-greenwashing – are your investments truly “green”? 3>

Interest in sustainable (or green) investing is on the rise in 2024. Over 50% of individual investors want to increase their allocations in “ESG-friendly” options next year (environmental, society and governance). Many are spurred by…
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October 2, 2024

The case for “time in” the market 3>

There is a famous adage: “Time in the market is better than timing the markets.” Yet, what does this mean? Is it true, and if so, why do investors still attempt the latter approach? Below,…
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September 10, 2024

Falling interest rates – where should you invest? 3>

The Bank of England finally cut interest rates on 1 August 2024 after 12 months of holding the base rate steady at 5.25%. The new headline rate is 5%. Indeed, markets are widely expecting a…
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September 1, 2024

Market Update – August 2024 3>

August has been volatile in global equity markets, especially at the beginning of the month in Japan. Later, performance improved as new data emerged - along with growing expectations of further interest rate cuts. Investors…
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August 6, 2024

Landlord? Why 2024 might be time to diversify 3>

Recent years have not been particularly kind to many UK landlords. Not only did the Coronavirus Act 2020 delay when landlords could evict rogue tenants (resulting in huge losses for some), but various tax benefits…
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