9 May 2024
How ISAs have changed this yearWe’re in a new tax year now, and usually that’s when a few changes are made to our savings and...
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3 May 2024
How a pay rise can equal £10,000 extra in your pensionThe start of the new financial year tends to be when many of us really think about our own financial...
5 March 2024
Why don’t more women invest?The gender wealth gap is alive and kicking – something highlighted at the start of the year by...
21 February 2024
How do I pick the right ISA for me?ISA stands for Individual Savings Account. They help you save or invest free of tax, which means you...
6 February 2024
Six steps to spring clean your investment portfolioSoon, spring will be upon us, believe it or not, and many of us will be tempted to rejuvenate our...
16 January 2024
How to detox your finances this yearIt’s always a good idea to take a look at your finances – particularly if it means you can have a...
4 December 2023
How to prevent a financial hangover this ChristmasThere have been plenty of surveys suggesting we’re all intending to spend less this Christmas, but...
16 November 2023
Four steps to build a passive portfolioPassive funds have become hugely popular over the past 20 years – with people loving their low fees...
7 November 2023
Don’t overpay for simple access to the stock marketGas is gas. Whether it comes into your home from Ovo, British Gas or Eon, the actual stuff that gets...
4 October 2023
The menopause and moneyHaving recently gone through the menopause, I found the findings from our Financial Wobbly Bits...
29 September 2023
Are personal pensions worth it?With prices of just about everything still going up it might be hard to think about putting money...
4 September 2023
What are alternative investments?If you’ve got to grips with the basics of investing (which our previous articles should have helped...
24 August 2023
Your beginners guide to inflation – and why interest rates are risingA couple of years ago, only economists and data nerds really pored over the UK inflation figures, as...
9 June 2023
The taxman is coming for your savings – how to stop himTwo factors are at play here: one positive and one negative. First up, the good news: we’re getting...
11 April 2023
Five essential investment checks to make this SpringAs the new tax year is here, it’s a good time to check in on your investments and do a little Spring...
16 March 2023
How to choose an investment accountChoosing your investments is often talked about as the main step of investing – which bring the...
24 January 2023
How investing can help protect your money from inflationThis is the third article in our series to help you get started investing. This time we’re looking...
16 December 2022
How to make sure Christmas debt doesn’t become a year-long hangoverMost of us spend a little more than we have from time to time and Christmas can be the moment we...
21 October 2022
How breaking the menopause taboo can help narrow the gender investment gapMoney Matters champion Danni Hewson talks about her experience of menopause and why we all need to...
18 October 2022
From debt to depositA house is normally the biggest purchase you will ever make, and taking that first giant step onto...
4 October 2022
Want to invest for your kids? Here’s how to get startedWant to invest for your children, but don’t know where to start? This article looks at the...
30 September 2022
5 ways to ace job applicationsSummer brings change. For hundreds of thousands of school kids, it means the long wait for exam...
27 September 2022
How much does a student loan really cost you?Going to university is getting much more expensive, and anyone thinking of taking a gap year and...
26 September 2022
Why making cost of living cutbacks could harm your long-term savingsThe cost of living crisis is impacting everyone in the country. We’re all seeing our bills increase...
23 September 2022
How to ask for a pay riseAsking for a pay rise can be difficult. And that’s especially true if you suffer from imposter...
