Best savings rates: Nationwide pays 1% on a cash Isa

How to bag an Isa paying more than 1%: Nationwide launches new deal which comes with a £50 bonus for those transferring in more than £10k Nationwide’s new 18-month fixed-rate Isa will pay savers 0.75%  It is open to existing customers but bonus bumps the rate up Isa rates have collapsed in the last year … Read more

Here’s how to build your very own ISA tax haven 

Former Conservative MP John Lee is one of the most enthusiastic investors I’ve ever had the privilege of meeting.  Now a Liberal Democrat life peer with the rather grand title of Baron Lee of Trafford, the 78-year-old remains as passionate about investing as he has ever done – and he has considerable investment clout. In … Read more

Treasury plans to reintroduce Lifetime Isa withdrawal penalty in April

Campaigners have reacted with dismay to the news the Treasury does not plan to reduce the Lifetime Isa withdrawal penalty for another 12 months. The news means aspiring first-time buyers will again be charged their own money from April to raid their house or retirement deposits if they run into financial difficulty and need to … Read more

It’s never been easier to make yourself an Isa millionaire

Becoming an Isa millionaire will be twice as easy for the next generation of investors, new research shows. Joining the £1 million club is an impossible dream for many, but investing in Isas might make it easier than you think. There are 579 investors with Isas worth more than £1 million with broker Hargreaves Lansdown.  … Read more

Lifetime Isa: Petition for penalty to be reduced permanently gets 16,000 signatures

The Government has been forced to address plans to begin charging aspiring first-time buyers their own money to raid their house deposits if they run into financial difficulty, after a petition calling for the Lifetime Isa penalty to be permanently reduced received thousands of signatures. The penalty to withdraw money from the tax-free account was … Read more

New research finds investment trusts are still the secret sauce to becoming an ‘Isa millionaire’

More than 700 holders of investing Isas that rank at more than a million pounds have one clear thing in common – a hefty weighting towards investment trusts, according to a leading Isa platform. Interactive investors has revealed that among the 731 pots of a million pounds or more that are held with it, closed-ended … Read more

From pensions to Isa: Our guide to help plan retirement

Thinking about how to make your money last? From pensions to Isa, our guide to help plan retirement By Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 20 February 2021 | Updated: 22:16 GMT, 20 February 2021 A guide to assist those looking to ensure their finances are well prepared for the journey into retirement has … Read more