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Category: ISA

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ISA, Pensions, Tax

3 clever reasons investing at the start of a new tax year could boost your wealth

As you may know, April sees the start of a new tax year. This is a significant event that has the potential to affect your finances, depending on what new…

By Alice Douglass13th April 202317th June 2025Leave a comment
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Investment, ISA

How can you boost your ISA’s growth potential? Here’s what you need to know

With the skyrocketing cost of living, are you wondering: “how do I inflation-proof my wealth?”. If you are, you might be interested in a recent report by the Independent, which…

By Alice Douglass21st April 202223rd June 2025Leave a comment
Financial Advice, Investment, ISA, Pensions, Tax, Tax year end

New tax year – now is the time to do your Financial Planning

Many people leave their financial planning until the last minute, at the end of the tax year. Luckily, some providers remain open until midnight on 5th April each year and…

By Alice Douglass10th April 201829th July 2025Leave a comment
ISA, Tax year end

Tax year end planning – ISAs

Tip – as the tax year end approaches, make sure you have used all of your allowances There are allowances each year that can reduce tax, receive tax relief and/or…

By Alice Douglass6th March 201815th September 2025Leave a comment
Financial Advice, Investment, ISA, Property

Buy to Let vs Investments

I have recently had a number of conversations with clients regarding the merits of investing their money verses purchasing a buy to let property. Buy to let properties are often…

By Alice Douglass22nd February 201815th September 20252 Comments
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ISA, Pensions, Retirement

Lifetime ISA (LISA) the new pension?

After last year’s budget and the pre-budget talk of reducing tax relief on pensions, the government introduced “bonuses” on ISAs. In the form of Lifetime ISAs. But what is a LISA? And how does a…

By Alice Douglass9th November 201715th September 2025Leave a comment
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ISA, Pensions

ISAs and Pensions compared

In this post, I will compare Pensions and ISAs. And help answer the question Should I invest in an ISA or a Pension? If you do not know what a pension is,…

By Alice Douglass7th November 201715th September 2025Leave a comment
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Financial Advice, Investment, ISA, Mortgages, Pensions, Property, Retirement, Savings

When should I talk to a financial adviser?

In my previous blog, I looked at the types of saving, investment, pension and protection you may be considering when thinking about if you need a financial adviser. In this blog the…

By Alice Douglass19th October 2017Leave a comment
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Financial Advice, Investment, ISA, Mortgages, Pensions, Savings

Do I need financial advice?

If you have money to invest, you need to protect yourself or plan for the future, you may benefit from talking to a financial adviser. This will depend upon you,…

By Alice Douglass17th October 201725th May 2022Leave a comment
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Financial Advice, ISA, Pensions, Retirement, Savings

What is a LISA?

Lifetime ISA (LISA) the new pension? After all the pre-budget talk of reducing tax relief on pensions, the government introduced “bonuses” on ISAs available from April 2017. But what is a…

By Alice Douglass15th August 201715th September 2025Leave a comment

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