7th Mar 2025
A stocks and shares ISA is a type of individual savings account that allows you to invest up to £20,000 tax-free into the stock market. Stocks and shares ISAs can be an excellent way to dip your toes into investing as they are typically beginner-friendly and simple to set up. In this guide, we will…
25th Feb 2025
Investing in a Stocks and Shares ISA is a savvy way to grow your wealth tax-efficiently. With the rise of mobile technology, managing your investments has never been more accessible. But with a plethora of apps available, how do you choose the right one? In this guide, we take a look at the top five…
3rd Feb 2025
Stocks and shares ISAs are one of the most popular ways for beginners to enter the world of investing. They allow you to build a diverse portfolio of assets without needing to become a pro market analyst overnight! In this guide, we take a look at everything you need to know about stocks and shares…
14th Jan 2025
Sponsored post On the 11th of December, XTB launched what they believe to be “one of the best stocks and shares ISAs in the UK”. That’s a pretty bold claim to make and it caught the attention of me, and the rest of the MoneyMagpie team, instantly! Stocks and Shares ISAs are one of the…
9th Jan 2023
Stash your investments in a stock and shares ISA and you won’t have to pay dividends, capital gains or income tax on any returns. This is why ISAs are often the first port of call for newbie investors. Yet the ISA tax-free wrapper is something that shouldn’t be taken for granted. Thanks to the cost…
11th Aug 2022
Do you have a stocks and shares ISA? If so, did you know you don’t have to stick with your existing provider until you’re ready to sell your shares? That’s because ISA transfers make it easy to switch providers without your investments losing their tax-free status. However, to do a transfer properly there’s an important…
11th Mar 2025
An Innovative Finance ISA (or IFISA) is a tax free savings-account that allows you to invest in peer-to-peer lending platforms and earn interest from borrowers. This type of ISA typically comes with high annual returns, but also high risk! So, are IFISAs worth it and should you open one in 2025? Understanding IFISAs First things…
6th Mar 2025
Sponsored post Investing into a stocks and shares ISA is a cheat sheet for tax-free returns. In the UK, you can invest up to £20,000 per year into the stock market, through an ISA, and pay £0 to the tax man! However, many stocks and shares ISAs come with rigid withdrawal guidelines which make it…
5th Mar 2025
Gold has been a symbol of wealth for centuries and is a pretty smart way to protect the value of your wealth in 2025. But here’s the thing: you don’t need to stash away gold bars in a secret vault to benefit from its value. Investing in gold stocks is a smarter, easier, and far…
2nd Mar 2025
ISA usage has grown in popularity recently, after losing customers when the Personal Savings Allowance was launched in 2016. After that tax break was introduced, ISA use dropped by 13% in a year. Finally, the number of ISA accounts opened has finally risen above pre-2016 levels as a total of 13m ISA accounts were opened…
27th Feb 2025
If you’ve been diligently stashing your hard-earned money into a Cash ISA, recent murmurs from the government might have you feeling a tad uneasy. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering a significant reduction in the annual Cash ISA limit, potentially slashing it from £20,000 to just £4,000. This proposed change aims to encourage more of…
25th Feb 2025
Despite common belief, a traditional pension is not the only way to save for a comfortable retirement. There are actually many different ways that you could save for retirement, including investing in an ISA (or individual savings account). Using an ISA to save for retirement offers tax-free returns on the money that you invest. However,…
