Insurance

Why invest? This is the deceptively simple question that it’s difficult to start any guide to investing without asking. So, when I sat down to write This is Money’s How to be a successful investor guide, I found myself tackling it. Our new free PDF guide is designed to help …

Buying a single investment fund that’s simple and broad enough to do everything for you is a tempting idea. It’s especially appealing to novices, who want something straightforward as a first step while they get the hang of investing. Pension freedoms have also seen many older people taking active control …

Scrooge might choose to build wealth for wealth’s sake. But more socially-minded individuals are putting their money where their morals are. At its simplest this means being an ethical investor, where ‘sinful’ money generators such as tobacco or firearms manufacturers are not welcome in a portfolio of shares or funds. …