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What to do when the stock market falls

Category: The Long Game  ·  Reading time: 9 minutes  ·  By Stuart Welch At some point — possibly soon, possibly not for years, but certainly at some point — you will open your investment account and find it is worth less than you put in. The number will be red. There may be a

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The best investment platforms for UK beginners in 2025

Category: Platforms & Charges  ·  Reading time: 9 minutes  ·  By Stuart Welch Choosing where to open your Stocks and Shares ISA is one of the first practical decisions you’ll make as an investor. It’s also one that a lot of people spend far too long on, paralysed by the number of options and

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What is a Stocks and Shares ISA — and why is it where most UK investors start?

Category: ISAs & Pensions  ·  Reading time: 11 minutes  ·  By Stuart Welch If you’ve spent any time reading about investing in the UK, you’ve encountered the acronym ISA approximately four hundred times. Individual Savings Account. Everyone tells you to open one. Fewer people explain clearly what it actually is, why it matters, and

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What is investing — and why does it matter for you?

Category: Getting Started  ·  Reading time: 8 minutes  ·  By Stuart Welch Nobody sat you down at school and explained this. Nobody did it when you got your first job, or your first payslip, or the first time you looked at your bank account and thought there should probably be more in it by

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