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Top 10 most viewed pages

27 June 2022

Which offers are attracting investors’ interest? Every Monday we look at the offers Wealth Club members have viewed on our website the previous week. Then we compile the top ten across the different types of investment: ...

How niches could lead to riches

15 June 2022

Conventional wisdom says the bigger the industry, the better the business. Watch Dragon’s Den, The Apprentice or most company presentations, and they’ll boast about the size of their market and what a great opportunity it presents. ...

VCTs: an alternative to pensions for higher earners?

6 June 2022

Over a decade ago, a high earner could invest up to £255,000 per tax year in a pension and get a significant percentage of that back in tax relief. Those days are gone. The tax benefits ...

Why culture eats strategy for breakfast

31 May 2022

Five years ago, I would have said a company's culture was important, but the business model mattered more. I’ve since learnt the error of my ways.If you get the culture wrong, almost nothing else matters. Just ...

Charlie Huggins: new share portfolio service – register your interest

24 May 2022

A message from Charlie Huggins, Head of Equities I’ve spent much of the last decade managing funds and analysing fund managers.There are some brilliant funds, but there are many more poor or mediocre ones. Most are ...

EIS and SEIS investments: when could I get tax relief?

5 May 2022

When you invest in EIS or SEIS, you are providing capital to young, smaller businesses to help them grow. Some may do well or even very well, a number will fail – and the rest might ...

Three ways to beat Inheritance Tax

3 May 2022

Three ways to beat Inheritance TaxOver the next 30 years, as much as £5.5 trillion of personal wealth is predicted to be bequeathed between family members. HMRC will look to claim 40% inheritance tax (IHT) on ...

The highs and lows of the SEIS

8 April 2022

The highs and lows of the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme – some examplesThe Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) is designed to encourage investment into the smallest, youngest companies in the UK. To qualify, a company must ...

Record £1.13 billion VCT fundraising in 2021/22: the numbers…

8 April 2022

Venture Capital Trusts raised £1.13 billion in the 2021/22 tax year – 65% more than in the previous year. This is the highest amount raised by VCTs in a tax year, exceeding the previous record of ...

New tax year: make this year's ISA IHT free

6 April 2022

With the new tax year comes a new £20,000 ISA allowance – and an opportunity for experienced investors to start to protect ISA money from tax even after they die.

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