Should you open a Lifetime Isa? What’s on offer to savers

Lifetime Isas allow under-40s to save for a home and retirement at once, and the Government…

Five top dividend hero investment trusts for your Isa

Banks and building societies should be rushing to beat each other’s cash Isa rates – instead…

How to create an investment plan

Do you invest? The fact that you are reading This is Money greatly increases the chance…

How to invest in the stock market using funds

Stock market investment can seem scary and complicated, particularly if you have only ever used ordinary…

INVESTMENT EXTRA: Should you sink your teeth into the Faangs?

America’s Faang stocks – Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google’s parent Alphabet – have truly bitten…

How to create an investment plan

Do you invest? The fact that you are reading This is Money greatly increases the chance…

Things women need to think about when it comes to finances

They say men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but does that really matter…

Here’s how beginners can get off to a flying start when it comes to investment trusts

In considering whether investment trusts are appropriate for your particular financial circumstances and plans, you need…

What are the best investment funds for income?

Britain’s small army of income investors are on track to receive a bumper payout this year…

What you need to know about investing in AIM shares

AIM stocks once struck fear into many mainstream investors, believing the market was full of small…

How to build wealth and make money using share dividends

It’s not all good news: Shareholders in energy firm SSE have seen ten years of dividend…

The easy route to passive investing and some funds to pick

A lot has been written about passive investing, its simplicity and its merits but just how…

Six reasons why investment trusts are a good place to save

Earlier this year, I was invited to a soiree at the trendy Malmaison Hotel in London,…

How to invest in Britain: From shares to bonds and property funds

On the stock market, it can sometimes pay to be ‘greedy when others are fearful’ –…

50 of the best funds and investment trusts

We asked trusted experts to recommend the best funds and investment trusts that cover different investment…

Why ‘simple’ investment fees are anything but

The investment industry is littered with jargon: the use of numerous acronyms when we describe fees…

Don’t just invest for income – it’s total return that matters

In this series we are looking at the issues surrounding investing for income and how it…

Six steps to stop the inflation monster eating your money

The highest inflation rate for more than five years – at 3 per cent – is…

What’s the point in investing in cash – and do you hold too much?

The idea of having too much cash is something that fits firmly in the bracket of…

Top 10 tips to manage your money when you inherit

Coming into money is not something that happens often but it does happen.  You could win…

How and where to buy & sell cryptocurrencies like bitcoin

Recently, This is Money received an e-mail from a reader which started: ‘You need to have…

The 14 best UK income funds revealed

Investing in UK income funds is a hugely popular among  British investors, whether they are looking…