Managing your investments

Five tips for investing in recession

The advent of a recession doesn’t necessarily mean falling share prices. The market is always looking forward and anticipating what comes next. No-one is pencilling...

Wed, 28/02/2024 - 15:04

How to beat the incoming capital gains tax hike

More than a quarter of a million more people and trusts will be paying capital gains tax for the first time, according to HMRC figures,...

Tue, 27/02/2024 - 13:19

Cost of safe haven investing: cash and gilts lose money in real terms

It’s been better to be a hare than a tortoise when it comes to investment markets over the last decade. Cautious investors have significantly underperformed...

Mon, 26/02/2024 - 17:18

10 ways to beat the taxman before April

There are now less than two months until the end of the current tax year, so Laura Suter, director of personal finance at AJ Bell,...

Fri, 16/02/2024 - 15:36

What could the next general election mean for UK equities?

Given the rate at which prime ministers (and chancellors) seem to come and go, investors may be rightly inclined to avoid second-guessing the result of...

Wed, 10/01/2024 - 16:29

What happened in the markets and where did AJ Bell customers invest in November 2023?

November was good for equities, with the S&P 500 index in the US having its best month so far in 2023. The US index increased...

Fri, 01/12/2023 - 12:03

Government confirms pension tax rules following lifetime allowance abolition

We are now one step closer to understanding how the new pension tax regime – to replace the lifetime allowance – will work in practice....

Fri, 01/12/2023 - 10:35

Autumn Statement 2023

National Insurance

The headline announcement from today’s Autumn Statement was a two percentage points cut to the main rate of national insurance.

Jeremy Hunt’s...

Wed, 22/11/2023 - 18:14

Tight vote to hold rates at 5.25% but door left open for further hike

It was about as close as it gets but today’s decision by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee brings to an end almost two...

Fri, 22/09/2023 - 09:21

New report uncovers the life events that negatively impact women’s finances

Money Matters by AJ Bell, launched a new report on Wednesday 13 September, that provides a unique insight into the financial pitfalls that disproportionately affect women and...

Thu, 14/09/2023 - 17:07

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