How to invest in the stock market using funds

Stock market investment can seem scary and complicated, particularly if you have only ever used ordinary…

How to create an investment plan

Do you invest? The fact that you are reading This is Money greatly increases the chance…

ISA INVESTING TIPS: Emerging market funds and investment trusts

If you want emerging market funds to add some worldwide flair to your investments, read This…

Here’s how beginners can get off to a flying start when it comes to investment trusts

In considering whether investment trusts are appropriate for your particular financial circumstances and plans, you need…

What you need to know about investing in AIM shares

AIM stocks once struck fear into many mainstream investors, believing the market was full of small…

Six reasons why investment trusts are a good place to save

Earlier this year, I was invited to a soiree at the trendy Malmaison Hotel in London,…

Why ‘simple’ investment fees are anything but

The investment industry is littered with jargon: the use of numerous acronyms when we describe fees…

Don’t just invest for income – it’s total return that matters

In this series we are looking at the issues surrounding investing for income and how it…

Top 10 tips to manage your money when you inherit

Coming into money is not something that happens often but it does happen.  You could win…

How and where to buy & sell cryptocurrencies like bitcoin

Recently, This is Money received an e-mail from a reader which started: ‘You need to have…

The 14 best UK income funds revealed

Investing in UK income funds is a hugely popular among  British investors, whether they are looking…

How to build a Junior Isa fit for a prince or princess 

Having just returned to work following a year’s maternity leave – and in the week a…

Get an investing Plan B to protect against a market crash

This year established stock markets have continued to soar to new record highs or thereabouts –…

Should you open a Lifetime Isa? What’s on offer to savers

Lifetime Isas allow under-40s to save for a home and retirement at once, and the Government…

Funds and trusts to protect investors in a stock market slide

Donald Trump’s trade war, the Fed ‘going loco’ with rate rises, Italy’s intransigence, or the concentric…

How do I research an investment trust?

Investment trusts now have to produce standard factsheets giving charges in pounds and pence, and potential…

How to research an investment fund

By Tanya Jefferies for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 10:20 GMT, 5 October 2013 | Updated: 09:32 GMT, 11…

Seven rules to stick to when investing for retirement

While every saver is different, there are a few golden rules that everyone should stick to…

Fund and trust ideas for first time and cautious investors

 If you are new to investing then the huge number of funds and investment trusts on…

ISA INVESTING TIPS: Fund and trust ideas for income investors

Income investing is not just for those who wish to draw a cash return on their…

How to invest for income: Shares, bonds and why dividends matter

Investing for income can be about harnessing the power of dividends to boost your investment returns,…

How much money do I need before I start investing?

Would you lose sleep over the amount you plan to invest if it got wiped out…