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Now you can pop Aim shares into your Isa too
Features Last August, the government finally allowed Aim stocks to being held in an Isa. This has made stocks on the UK’s smaller companies board especially attractive from a tax perspective.
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Adventurous investing: Spice up your Isa with exotic investments
Features You don't just have to put shares in your Isa. You can buy a number of other asset classes, including some you might never have thought of as investments.
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Isas make sense – so act quickly
Tutorials If you’re one of the many investors who don’t yet use an Isa, you might want to reconsider. If so, make sure that you act quickly – you have until 5 April 2014 if you want to make use of this year’s allowance.
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Why the new combined Isa could mean a much better return on your money
Merryn's Blog Combining cash and stocks & shares Isas ought to mean that investors will get a better return on cash waiting to be invested.
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International stocks: Consider costs before investing abroad
Tutorials You don’t have to give up the tax benefits of an Isa to buy stocks listed on foreign exchanges, but the rules and costs can be more confusing than with UK stocks. Here’s what you need to know.
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You’re better off with an Isa than a pension
Features Merryn Somerset Webb explains the benefits of keeping your retirement fund in an individual savings account.
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A great new source of stocks for your Isa
Tutorials From this autumn, you'll be able to tuck away shares quoted on London's small-cap market in your Individual Savings Account (Isa). That's great news, says Tim Bennett, albeit with one big caveat.
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A welcome move to help junior savers
Features In one of his few helpful moves for savers, the chancellor has proposed that money locked in Child Trust Funds will be allowed to be switched into a Junior Isa.
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It makes sense to beat the Isa deadline
Features Tim Bennett rounds up the personal finance news, including the scam aimed at the lonely hearts crowd, and why you should make full use of your Isa allowance.
