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    Moira O'Neill

    Investing Columnist

    Moira is an independent freelance investment and money journalist. She was previously head of content at interactive investor, editor at Moneywise, personal finance editor at Investors Chronicle and deputy editor at Money Observer. She has won a Wincott Journalism Award and written two personal finance books, Finance at 40 and Saving and Investing for Your Children.

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    • Friday, 22 December, 2023
      Gold
      Five gold rings? I’d rather have silver

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      How to make retirement less taxing

      Drawdowners can cut their liability with careful planning

    • Friday, 10 November, 2023
      Investment trusts
      Investment trusts: a sector under siege

      Once a highly successful vehicle for income investors, the sector has suffered as inflation took hold

    • Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
      Advice & Comment
      Diversification: is 30 funds too many?

      Most DIY platforms suggest between 10 and 15

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      What is robo-advice and how can it provide low-cost financial planning?

      Competitive pricing and easy-to-use investment tools are the main attractions for beginner investors

    • Friday, 20 October, 2023
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      St James’s Place: exit fees are on the way out, what should customers do?

      Regulator has consistently missed opportunities to scrap early withdrawal charges

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      How to make the right type of withdrawal from your pension

      Growing cost of living fears can lead to hurried decisions that could prove more expensive than expected later

    • Friday, 29 September, 2023
      Tax
      Investing for income in the ‘new normal’

      Cash savings rates are attractive, but may not pay off in the long term

    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      UK care homes
      How to pay for long-term old age care

      If you can, save early as costs are rising - by more than a fifth in the past five years

    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
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      Investment transfer market needs a regulatory crackdown

      It is unacceptable for platforms to take months to move savings

    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
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      Long-term care: counting the cost

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      Equities
      Are you too passive about your passive investments?

      If you haven’t reviewed your holdings for a few years, you may be shocked by the fees

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      Beware of wealth managers quoting data

      Ninety-four per cent of providers claim to deliver ‘top’ performance

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      How to help children pay for university

      As the new academic year looms, parents face financial, social and educational dilemmas

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      There are arguments for and against even with today’s wobbling stock market

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      Personal Finance
      How to pay for private healthcare

      As NHS waiting lists mount, more people are looking at ways of financing private treatment

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      Summer Books 2023
      Best summer books of 2023: Money

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      Private health insurance: have you decided to pay directly?

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      Why I want my name to appear on shareholder registers

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      Financial coaching: bridging the advice gap or a new danger?

      The lack of financial knowledge is a crisis of confidence

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      Personal Finance
      How to invest in wind farms, motorways and mobile phone masts

      With governments banging the drum for infrastructure, retail investors should look hard at the opportunities

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