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A reader asks: Hi, the personal IHT allowances of £325k, and £175k for passing on a property to direct descendants, are these 2 allowances ring fenced? For example, if on death a property is valued at say £200k and personal assets at less than £300k could £25k of the surplus personal allowance be off-set against […]
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A reader asks: Can I have more than one stocks and shares ISA? Our response: Yes, you can have more than one stocks and shares ISA account open and with funds deposited, but you are only able to pay into one in each financial year. You have maximum ISA allowance of £20,000 which can be split as
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Equity, stocks and shares all mean the slice of a company, but are used by different types of people. Industry professionals usually say equities, Engish use shares and Americans say stock. I know it all sounds confusing and finance is not deliberately designed to complicate and confuse people, it’s just that all industries have their
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Recently, Michael Hewson, the host of the Good Money Guide Podcast, was cloned, and a fake AI video advert was published on Facebook and Instagram that directed users to a scam WhatsApp group. This has been reported to Meta via the usual channels, but as I write this three days later, it has still not
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eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk. Richard BerryRichard is the founder of the Good Money Guide (formerly Good Broker Guide), one of the original investment comparison sites established in 2015. With a career spanning two decades as a broker, he
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eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk. Richard BerryRichard is the founder of the Good Money Guide (formerly Good Broker Guide), one of the original investment comparison sites established in 2015. With a career spanning two decades as a broker, he
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eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk. Richard BerryRichard is the founder of the Good Money Guide (formerly Good Broker Guide), one of the original investment comparison sites established in 2015. With a career spanning two decades as a broker, he
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Private pension provider PensionBee has launched a scathing attack on the UK’s pension transfer system, publishing a report that reveals shocking delays—some stretching over 1,000 days—and calling for the introduction of a legally enforced 10-day Pension Switch Guarantee. The report, A Switch In Time, produced with consultancy the lang cat, exposes widespread inefficiencies and rogue
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The allure of a new iPhone is undeniable. From the groundbreaking original in 2007 to the latest models designed for the AI era, each release has brought with it a wave of excitement and, for many people, an immediate purchase. But have you ever stopped to consider what you’d have today if instead of buying
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Children cannot invest on their own behalf in the UK until they are 18, but fortunately, you can do it for them. So in this guide, I’ll run you through some of the best investment accounts for children, what they are good at and what they can teach youngsters about money. First, here are the
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