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Managing your pension in your 50s
Thursday 20 Aug 2020As you enter your sixth decade you will be getting closer to the time at which you begin to wind down your career and start thinking seriously about retirement. In the third part of this series, AJ Bell senior analyst Tom Selby looks at some of the key things pension savers in their 50s should be...
The case for credit report services
Thursday 20 Aug 2020Your credit file is a precious thing that’s worth protecting. It’s all too easy for scammers to steal your identity or passwords and take out credit in your name. Keeping a close eye on your credit report means you can spot fraud quickly before it can do too much damage. Plus, an up to date and...
Managing your pension in your 40s
Thursday 13 Aug 2020When it comes to saving for retirement many of us bury our heads in the sand and it is easy to leave it so long that you fall into the trap of feeling it is too late to start. However, this is not the case and in the second part of this series, we looks at some of the key things savers in their 40s...
Managing your pension in your 20s and 30s
Thursday 06 Aug 2020Pensions offer people of all ages the opportunity to grow their hard-earned savings tax efficiently, providing an upfront incentive via tax relief and tax-free investment growth. Furthermore, when you reach age 55 you can access 25% of your pot tax-free and have total flexibility over how you draw...
5G revolution: How to invest in the new era of communications
Thursday 06 Aug 2020Imagine if you were to jump straight from bashing the keys on a typewriter one day, to using the latest laptop the next. The speed and ease would undeniably improve your workday, and make you a significantly more productive, efficient and happy person. With 5G adoption we are on the cusp of a...
Why growth and income are both big in Japan
Thursday 30 Jul 2020Although the Japanese economy and its corporates haven’t escaped the effects of coronavirus, the number of COVID-19 cases has been relatively contained in Japan and the government has not had to resort to the extreme lockdown measures seen elsewhere. This likely explains why the Japanese stock...
Protect your portfolio from the next downturn
Thursday 30 Jul 2020In recent weeks US indices have traded higher than at the start of the year, almost as if a global pandemic never happened. A few other markets have recovered nearly all of this year’s lost territory, such as Germany’s DAX index. Markets are forward looking and are now eyeing the prospects for...
Emerging markets: Views from the experts
Thursday 30 Jul 20201. Geopolitical risk returned to the forefront as border tensions between China and India heightened, with the latter imposing economic measures including banning 50 Chinese apps and cancelling government contracts with Chinese contractors. While geopolitical headlines relating to China have...
The growth of China’s consumer economy
Thursday 30 Jul 2020In the last decade or more the Chinese economy has undergone a significant transition as it moves away from an infrastructure-driven and export-reliant economy to one fired by domestic consumption. This change can be tracked by looking at how the country’s current account surplus has moved to a...
Tech stock mania: everyone wants a slice of the digital world
Thursday 23 Jul 2020Investors have been piling into technology stocks this year in volumes not seen since the dotcom bubble of 1999/2000. Things did not work out very well for investors back then, so it is quite reasonable to ponder whether we are headed for a similarly disastrous outcome. Managing to limit losses...