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  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    How can I ensure my business runs smoothly after my death?

    I would like to pass my business to my eldest son

  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    Financial ThinkingJonathan Guthrie
    Accurately predicting the next crash is impossible

    But we can weather downturns better by controlling our own biases

  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
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    UK’s largest estates pay an average of £9mn in inheritance tax

    Wealthiest estates face prospect of higher rates of liability following the Budget

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    Why portfolio rebalancing isn’t zen

    Neither theory nor practice supports diligently adjusting your exposures

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Will my loved ones have to pay tax on my pension when I die?

    I’m worried about the new rules that mean my pension is subject to inheritance tax

  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
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    Are investment trusts still relevant?

    A year away has taught me a lot about the industry — and I still see opportunities on offer

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  • Saturday, 30 November, 2024
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    How the Bank of Mum and Dad reshaped the British economy

    Parental support has effects well beyond getting on the housing ladder

  • Friday, 29 November, 2024
    Skin in the GameStuart Kirk
    Stock investors needn’t fear tariffs

    Uncertainty around trade merely increases the equity risk premium

  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2024
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    It’s bananas to regard art as an investment

    Enjoy your paintings and sculptures. Just don’t expect a return on what you paid for them

  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2024
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Can my brother and I resolve our financial dispute out of court?

    We are currently fighting over our late mother’s will - and it’s getting nasty between us

  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
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    The ‘linked benefits’ of index investing

    Compounding reveals the true value of long-term investing and minimising costs

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  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
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    Why I’m sticking to my guns with my portfolio

    As I reach the two-year anniversary, I find generally sweet returns — with one flaw

  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
    Moira O'Neill
    Quick fixes to lower your inheritance tax liability

    Act before pension pots are swept up by the tax net

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  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Can I avoid disruption to my child’s education?

    My ex-husband claims he can’t afford the VAT added to our children’s school fees

  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
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    Investors need to know when to put down the phone

    Smartphone alerts can promote what behaviourists call ‘overtrading’, shredding your returns — and your nerves

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  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
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    How to deal with noisy markets

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  • Friday, 15 November, 2024
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  • Friday, 15 November, 2024
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  • Friday, 15 November, 2024
    Simon Edelsten
    The art of being a lucky investor

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  • Thursday, 14 November, 2024
    Adventurous InvestorDavid Stevenson
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    Globally, actively managed ETFs have captured a quarter of flows

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  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2024
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    Despite the Magnificent Seven, US stocks are predicted to be riding for a fall

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  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2024
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Do I have to pay a year’s rent up front?

    I’m looking for a property for my family while I’m working in London

  • Saturday, 9 November, 2024
    Consumer trends
    Money dysmorphia: the high earners convinced they are poor

    Younger people in particular have often unfounded worries over lack of funds

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