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Lock up to get best cash Isa rates

If you want the interest rate on your cash Isa to beat inflation you will have to lock up your money.

Care fees Isa needs to lock in recent gains

Our reader is investing his individual savings account in quality companies to pay for care fees later in life. But he needs to rebalance his sector exposure.

Make your first stocks & shares Isa a smart portfolio

Katie Morley takes you through the process she used to build her first stocks & shares Isa and offers guidance to help you build yours.

Take care when locking into best cash Isa rates

If you want the interest rate on your cash Isa to beat inflation you will have to lock up your money.

My nightmare as a newbie investor

Personal finance writer Katie Morley reveals her frustrating experience buying her first stocks & shares Isa through an online broker.

Don't waste couples' tax breaks

Four easy ways you could cut your tax bill if you're married

European Union acts on hidden fund fees

Trading costs and other hidden fees will have to be disclosed to investors by 2016.

Young Isa investor has sound principles

Our experts like this young investor's emphasis on keeping overall costs below 1 per cent - but they think he can construct a better portfolio

How drawdown beats 'innovative' annuities

Don't be swayed by the persuasive marketing of alternative annuities. You are likely to be better off taking an income via drawdown

Four alternative ways to deal with the new pensions lifetime limit

Taking out Revenue-endorsed tax protection is not the only way to deal with the new lower lifetime limit on pensions