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A state pension tax concession may not be available to the "vast majority" of retirees
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A state pension tax concession may not be available to the "vast majority" of retirees

According to new research, the "vast majority" of retirees will not benefit from the government's plans for an income tax exemp...

Are investment platforms getting ready for the upcoming cash ISA regulations?
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Are investment platforms getting ready for the upcoming cash ISA regulations?

Investment platforms are beginning to cease paying interest on money that hasn't been invested. It precedes the April 2027 ISA ru...

Intuitive Surgical: a consoling stock during difficult times
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Intuitive Surgical: a consoling stock during difficult times

Do you want to buy in? Having some sizable, expanding businesses with dominant market shares in reliable industries like healthca...

Three undervalued, nimble small caps from the UK
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Three undervalued, nimble small caps from the UK

In recent years, investors' preferences for large-cap stocks have left UK small caps underowned, resulting in a sizable valuation gap. Bu...

Don't pay attention to the markets, but rather the doomsayers
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Don't pay attention to the markets, but rather the doomsayers

However, the market is not in agreement. When in doubt, follow the market. The topic of the Merryn Talks Money Bloomberg podcast ...

Index providers are changing their rulebooks as a result of megacap tech IPOs
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Index providers are changing their rulebooks as a result of megacap tech IPOs

A number of stock market index providers are reviewing their standards in an effort to expedite the inclusion of recently listed megacap ...

Scottish Mortgage affirms its appraisal of SpaceX
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Scottish Mortgage affirms its appraisal of SpaceX

Scottish Mortgage has confirmed that the value of its stake in SpaceX, a space exploration start-up, is lower than what the company is re...

Which industries saw the biggest growth in dividend stock payments in Q1?
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Which industries saw the biggest growth in dividend stock payments in Q1?

How do you buy dividend stocks? Investment manager Vanguard released data showing that global dividend payouts hit a record high ...

How would a reform government in the UK affect your finances?
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How would a reform government in the UK affect your finances?

How would your money be affected if they succeeded? Labour and the Conservatives suffered catastrophic losses in the May 2026 UK ...

In Q1, dividends in the UK increased by 21% Which industries paid out the highest dividends?
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In Q1, dividends in the UK increased by 21% Which industries paid out the highest dividends?

Despite short-term uncertainty brought on by the Middle East conflict, UK dividends increased by more than a fifth to 16.4 billion in the...

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Jay

Jay. Known as the "alpha male of US science," Craig Venter, who passed away at the age of 79, disrupted the race to map the hum...

An insurer that AI cannot harm is Marsh and McLennan
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An insurer that AI cannot harm is Marsh and McLennan

Kaylie Pferten advises astute investors to purchase now. Major US brokers including Willis Towers Watson, Aon, Marsh & McLennan, ...