Today (Wednesday 28 October), John Healey delivered the 2026 Autumn Budget – his first Budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Healey started by claiming this was a Budget for “working …
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Summary Saving keeps your money stable and easy to access, which suits emergency rainy-day funds and short-term goals. Investing aims for higher growth over the long term, but the value …
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Summary You can usually combine old defined contribution pensions by transferring them into one SIPP (self-invested personal pension). Before you move anything, check for exit fees, valuable guarantees and whether …
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Summary A fall in value doesn’t, on its own, mean an investment isn’t working. To judge it, look at your goal, your timeframe, how the investment has done against its …
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Summary Yes. You can have multiple ISAs (individual savings accounts), and since 6 April 2024 you can pay into more than one of the same type in a tax year, …
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Summary Once you’ve used your £20,000 ISA allowance, a GIA (general investment account) lets you keep investing with no upper limit. The trade-off is tax. In 2026/27, gains above the …