• July 27 2024
  Moira O'Neill

  Become a landlord? You’re better off putting your money in the bank

  The latest data suggests buy-to-let purchases are down, mortgage lending has dropped off and the sector is shrinking.

  
• July 26 2024
  Rich People’s ProblemsJames Max

  Can we afford to have another dog?

  Vet bills, food, accessories and collateral damage. It’s an expensive business

  
• July 25 2024
  Adventurous InvestorDavid Stevenson

  I’m a commodities sceptic, but even I see an opportunity in the green transition

  Returns have been dismal over the past decade, but investment banks are buying into cleaner energy

  
• July 24 2024
  Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching

  How best can I object to my neighbour’s extension plans?

  Planning permission has been requested for extensive works

  
• July 20 2024
  Pensions

  ‘Government must act to avoid retirement crisis’

  Industry warns on pensions bill’s missed opportunity on minimum contributions

  
• July 19 2024
  Serious MoneyClaer Barrett

  Would you turn to Reddit for investment ideas?

  It’s no surprise that social platforms are the go-to place when industry communications appear designed to obfuscate

  
• July 19 2024
  Kate Burgess

  Lawsuit financing: investors smell profit in classic hold-your-nose stocks

  There’s much to be said for shares in companies whose returns are uncorrelated to stock markets — if you don’t mind the whiff of ‘champerty’

  
• July 18 2024
  John Lee

  Three ideas to boost the UK's investment culture

  We desperately need to encourage growth in our home market

  
• July 17 2024
  Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching

  How can my parents help pay my children’s school fees?

  They are worried about the tax implications

  
• July 13 2024
  Moira O'Neill

  Why are fewer people getting financial advice?

  Numbers are down on last year, thanks in part to the burden of new regulations. But is this necessarily a bad thing?

  
• July 13 2024
  Serious MoneyClaer Barrett

  How the ‘single tax’ can break financial resilience

  From housing to pensions, those living on their own face an uphill struggle to get ahead

  
• July 10 2024
  Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching

  Can I use a mirror will to protect my children’s inheritance?

  We have stated that after we both die our assets are divided equally between our children

  
• July 6 2024
  Financial Advice

  How to protect your wealth from future Labour tax raids

  Advisers plot ways to ‘Labour-proof’ clients’ finances after landslide victory

  
• July 6 2024
  Skin in the GameStuart Kirk

  How investors should play the UK, French and US elections

  Worry not if policies are discounted, they are sideshows versus fundamentals

  
• July 4 2024
  Moira O'Neill

  How to crack investing for retirement income

  Britons need urgent help with their long-term savings

  
• July 3 2024
  Lucy Warwick-Ching

  Can I change our house deeds?

  Due to my footballer husband’s income our house is listed in his sole name and I worry what could happen if we divorce

  
• June 28 2024
  Stuart Kirk

  Now everyone is worried about France, is it time to buy European stocks?

  Macron madness rings my contrarian bells

  
• June 28 2024
  Moira O'Neill

  Wealth managers need to adopt AI — and fast  

  The industry is at risk of overplaying the quality of its ‘human’ support

  
• June 27 2024
  Faith Glasgow

  The great wealth transfer is coming (but are advisers prepared?)

  Compared with their parents, children often have different expectations when it comes to managing their money

  
• June 27 2024
  Rich People’s ProblemsJames Max

  At 54, where do I start looking for a new job?

  The trouble is, my CV looks a bit schizophrenic

  
• June 26 2024
  Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching

  Should I pay into a Jisa or a junior Sipp for my grandchildren?

  I want to know the best way to pass down wealth

  
• June 21 2024
  Moira O'Neill

  Should you really open the Bank of Mum and Dad?

  ‘Nepo-investors’ are on the rise, but will they spend wisely?

  
• June 21 2024
  St James's Place PLC

  St James’s Place under scrutiny: what do its customers say?

  Mixed responses from FT readers about the UK’s biggest wealth manager

  
• June 20 2024
  Simon Edelsten

  Why my enthusiasm for energy stocks is fading

  State involvement in the sector is a good reason for investors to tread carefully

  
• June 18 2024
  Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching

  Will we need to pay tax on gifting our Swiss apartment?

  My wife and I would like to gift our flat to our children