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Fifteen of the best self select Isas
Features A self-select Isa means you can choose which shares and bonds to buy, thus avoiding fund managers' fees. Here are the key decisions you'll need to make, plus some of the best execution-only self-select Isas.
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How a think tank plans to steal the savings of 23 million people
Merryn's Blog A recent suggestion by a think tank to cap Isa holdings would be a wealth tax in disguise - and a betrayal of ordinary savers.
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How to get the best rates on your Isa
Features The deadline for using up your cash Isa allowance is fast approaching. Tim Bennett explains how to get the best interest rates for your money.
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Fill your own ISA first
Features The new Junior ISAs are a waste of time. Now more than ever, parents should be looking to their own finances first before worrying about their kids'. Merryn Somerset Webb explains why.
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Don’t buy into Junior Isas
Features Beware of the Junior Isa. It may look like a good way to save for your child's future - but the government has other ideas, says Matthew Lynn.
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Should you get your child a Jisa?
Features More details are emerging about the new junior individual savings accounts (Jisas), the replacements for the now-defunct child trust funds. Ruth Jackson looks at whether you should buy one for your child.
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Tax advice of the week: 'Bed and Isa' your shares
Features All of us have an annual capital gains tax allowance of £10,600, but many of us fail to use it, says Mark Atherton. The solution: 'Bed and Isa' - where a fund or shares are sold to the value of the CGT allowance, then re-purchased in an Isa.
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There's just time to get a last minute Isa
Merryn's Blog There's still time - just - to make the most of your tax free savings allowance for this year with an Isa. Here are some of the best deals to snap up while you still have time.
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Tax advice of the week: Build a nest egg with a Junior Isa
Features Junior Isas are to replace child trust funds. They won't receive contributions from the government, but the limit for them is expected to be higher than it was for child trust funds.