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Should you sell in May? The returns over summer for all the world’s major stock markets revealed ‘Sell in May and go away’ is one of the most famous adages in finance It is well supported by analysis of the world’s major indices over 50 years  By Angharad Carrick For This Is Money Published: 07:00 … Read more

Fancy a free £200 share, no fees for a year, or £100 for telling a friend? The perks DIY investing platforms and apps are offering  DIY investment platforms have soared in popularity during the pandemic  Platforms and trading apps are looking to grow their customer base further  These include refer a friend schemes which offer … Read more

SIMON LAMBERT: My 80p bag of crisps shows how inflation creeps up on us, so make sure your money is fighting the spike By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 09:02 BST, 15 July 2021 | Updated: 09:02 BST, 15 July 2021 My mind long ago anchored the price of an ordinary-sized bag of crisps at … Read more

A new opportunity may well have attracted investors with a keen ear. On both sides of the Atlantic, musicians have been auctioning off the rights to their songs — often for eye-watering sums. Last year, Bob Dylan sold the rights to his entire back catalogue. Now Dolly Parton is rumoured to be doing the same. … Read more

Vanguard and AJ Bell Youinvest have scored best marks in a new customer survey of top DIY investment platforms, while the biggest player Hargreaves Lansdown lagged behind in sixth place. The pair topped the survey of value for money, online tools and customer service at 11 major DIY investment platforms, following a poll of 2,000 … Read more

Could Al fresco dining top-up returns? Hospitality trade hopes Britons will spend their savings in beer gardens and outdoor cafes By Ben Wilkinson for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 13 April 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 13 April 2021 After a long winter lockdown, pubs and restaurants are finally reopening. The hospitality trade is … Read more

I have fallen in love with Isas all over again. For years, my Isa was the poor relation in my investment portfolio as I piled money into my pension to gain tax relief on contributions. But punitive recent tax changes have taken the gloss off pensions for anyone who saves hard and invests successfully. Those … Read more

How young savers can get a 25% bonus of up to £1,000 with the Lifetime Isa… but beware an expensive penalty if you don’t play by the rules Savers aged under 40 can open a Lifetime Isa and save up to £4,000 a year It is aimed at those buying a first home and can … Read more

How young savers can get a 25% bonus of up to £1,000 with the Lifetime Isa… but beware an expensive penalty if you don’t play by the rules Savers aged under 40 can open a Lifetime Isa and save up to £4,000 a year It is aimed at those buying a first home and can … Read more

More than 700 holders of investing Isas that rank at more than a million pounds have one clear thing in common – a hefty weighting towards investment trusts, according to a leading Isa platform. Interactive investors has revealed that among the 731 pots of a million pounds or more that are held with it, closed-ended … Read more

My wife’s grandmother has a spare £100,000 that she wants to earn some income from to supplement her state pension. She has no private pension and is fed up with terrible savings rates. She does have more cash savings that will be kept separate, but she wants to get this money working harder, earning at least 3-to-5 … Read more

What do you do about bitcoin? Nothing, has been the default stance of most institutional and private investors – until recently. The growing interest of adventurous individuals – both lucky and unlucky – has been well documented over the last few years. More significant is the increasing interest from institutional investors. The most striking example … Read more