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As UK’s favourite Stocks and Shares Isa fund flops expert asks: ‘Time to jump ship?’ | Personal Finance | Finance

Fundsmith Equity, managed by star fund manager Terry Smith, grew to a staggering £28billion after smashing the market in the years after launching in 2010. However, it has now trailed its benchmark index for the last five years. Laith Khalaf, head of investment analysis at AJ Bell, said any Isa investor holding Fundsmith Equity must […]

Updated: Mar 5, 2024
Investors make huge Sterling prediction with views of UK upswing | UK | News

Economists have made a dramatic U-turn about Britain and are- now predicting an upswing for 2024, with the country recovering from 2023 ending in recession. It has been forecast that inflation will recede, interest rates will fall, living standards will improve and investment will pick up. The economy is expected to grow one percent by […]

Updated: Mar 5, 2024
ISA millionaires are investing in these ‘popular’ stocks – and how you can become one | Personal Finance | Finance

The ‘most popular’ stocks ISA millionaires are investing in and how you can become one (Image: Getty) The number of ISA millionaires is growing by the year and they all have a few things in common, an expert has said. While the average ISA millionaire investing on AJ Bell’s platform is 72, the youngest investor […]

Updated: Mar 5, 2024
Side-hustle success as man quits full-time job and now rakes in thousands a month | Personal Finance | Finance

A father from Brixton makes up to £6,000 a month after taking his “side hustle” full-time. Carpenter and handyman Liam Joseph, 33, completes as many as four jobs in one day and the money he makes covers his general bills and helps support his four children. He sources his work through an app, Airtasker, where […]

Updated: Mar 5, 2024
New car market records strongest February in 20 years | Personal Finance | Finance

The new car market saw a 14 percent growth, making last February the best one in 20 years, according to the latest figures. Around 85,000 brand new cars were sold in February, showing a 14 percent surge compared with February 2023, states the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). This is the highest figure […]

Updated: Mar 5, 2024
PIP and ADP claimants do not need to report these six changes to the DWP | Personal Finance | Finance

People receiving Personal Independence Payment (PIP) don’t have to report any of these six changes to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). PIP is a benefit for people over 16 and under State Pension age who need extra help with daily tasks or getting around due to a long-term illness, disability or mental or […]

Updated: Mar 5, 2024
Martin Lewis explains ‘staggering’ energy price cap change for one key group | Personal Finance | Finance

Energy bills are set to drop for millions of households in April when Ofgem’s price cap falls by 12.3 percent, but some groups are set to benefit from even “cheaper” rates. Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis, who is co-presenting ITV’s This Morning show today with Josie Gibson, explained some of the “big changes” coming […]

Updated: Mar 4, 2024
Jeremy Hunt urged to address energy bills ‘scandal’ in Spring Budget this week | Personal Finance | Finance

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt should use his Spring Budget to address the “scandal” that many Britons are struggling to pay their energy bills, an expert has said. Thomas Farquhar, co-founder of clean tech business Heatio, told Express.co.uk: “It’s a scandal that there are thousands of UK households who have to choose between heating or eating. “With […]

Updated: Mar 4, 2024
ISA warning as Britons have just one month to cash in on ‘loophole’ before it closes | Personal Finance | Finance

Britons have one month to benefit from ‘ISA loophole’ before it closes (Image: GETTY) Britons can make the most of an ISA “loophole” this tax year before the rules change next month. The loophole enables certain savers to invest nearly £30,000 tax-free this fiscal year – much more than the personal allowance for both Junior […]

Updated: Mar 4, 2024
HMRC caller fuming after Capital Gains Tax bill helpline ‘hangs up’ after 75-minute wait | Personal Finance | Finance

HMRC has responded to a man who was frustrated in his efforts to pay a capital gains tax bill after he waited on the helpline for 75 minutes and was then cut off. The taxpayer contacted the authority over X to ask for help earlier today (March 4). He said: “How can I pay capital […]

Updated: Mar 4, 2024