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As the Investing Insiders book awards have just been announced it reminded me that it was time we updated our own list of the best books about money for investing and trading. No matter your level of experience – whether you’re a beginner or a professional trader – there’s a book about money out there […]
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The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a new online tool, Firm Checker, designed to help consumers quickly verify whether a financial services company is authorised and permitted to offer the products being advertised. The tool aims to provide a simpler, clearer first line of defence for people who are unsure whether they are dealing with
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Lucy Castledine, Director of Consumer Investments, FCA, speaking at the Good Money Guide London Summit in September 2025 said: ” We have no power over these tech companies”. Castledine explained that the regulator reviews around half a million potential financial promotions each year, with about 20,000 adverts from regulated firms taken down or amended and
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What is a private pension? A private pension is your investments and savings that you manage yourself for your retirement. The key benefit of saving into a private pension is tax relief. Contributions receive 25% tax relief for those on the basic rate, and they are free from inheritance tax if you start accessing your
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Fisayo Martins, the creator behind Finance Matters UK, has become one of the biggest success stories of the 2025 Good Money Guide Finfluencer Awards after winning Best Personal Financial Tips, Best TikTok Finfluencer, and Best Instagram Finfluencer. Her practical, honest and highly relatable approach to personal finance received some of the strongest vote totals of
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The Art of Investing Podcast has firmly established itself as one of the most influential and reliable financial education platforms in the UK after winning three of the most competitive categories at the 2025 Good Money Guide Finfluencer Awards. The fast-growing show and educational podcast from IG secured Best Financial Podcast, Best Financial Analysts, and
Online pension provider Penfold has reached a major milestone after surpassing £1 billion in assets under administration (AuA), doubling its total in just 14 months. The fast-growth fintech, founded in 2018 to modernise pension saving for UK consumers and employers, now serves more than 110,000 savers and 5,000 businesses. The company reached its first £500m
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A reader has asked: I would like to start a Junior ISA for my new granddaughter and would have considered Nutmeg, with which I was familiar [but has been retired and rebranded as J.P. Morgan Personal Investing, as per its parent company]. Who would you recommend now? I intend investing the current maximum of £9,000 per
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Good Money Guide is delighted to announce that we are partnering with Finimze on their upcoming Modern Investor Summit. Through this partnership, we are bringing you discounted in-person tickets to “the world’s biggest retail investor event”. On December 3rd, step inside CodeNode London for a one-of-a-kind live edition of the Finimize Modern Investor Summit, where
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Budget season is stirring up a mix of excitement and anxiety among UK savers, with new figures from Hargreaves Lansdown revealing a record-breaking rush into ISAs and pensions as investors scramble to position themselves ahead of potential tax reforms. Between 6 April and 31 October, HL clients have paid into SIPPs, ISAs, JISAs and LISAs
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