Articles tagged "ISAs"

16-year-olds can open two ISAs in the same tax year

Last updated: Jan 24th, 2012

News by Nathalie Bonney

16 to 18-year-olds can open two cash ISAs in the same tax year - something that is not allowed for anyone else.

What are my best short-term savings options?

Last updated: Jan 10th, 2012

Feature by Moneywise

Patrick Connolly, a certified financial planner at AWD Chase de Vere, assesses the options for a Moneywise reader looking for a short-term investment.

2012 - the year of the ISA

Last updated: Jan 4th, 2012

Feature by Jeff Prestridge

What New Year personal finance resolution am I going to make for the year ahead when I toast the start of yet another year on 1 January over a half glass of lukewarm sparkling wine in the company of Tara, my faithful and trusting lurcher?

Petition calls to merge JISAs and CTFs

Last updated: Nov 7th, 2011

News by Nathalie Bonney

A petition is calling to merge child trust funds and junior individual savings accounts. The move would allow holders of existing CTFs – which pay lowly interest rates – to take advantage of the more competitive JISAs.

10 questions you need to ask about the new junior ISA

Last updated: Nov 7th, 2011

Feature by Faith Glasgow

Last week saw the launch of the junior ISA, or JISA. There is still some confusion around how it works, so here we ask Tom Stevenson, investment director of Fidelity Worldwide Investment, to answer the 10 most common questions about the new way to save for your child.

Benefit from the new Junior ISAs with investment trusts

Last updated: Nov 2nd, 2011

Feature by Cherry Reynard

With university fees and general living costs rising, so too is the case for long-term investing in trusts using a Junior ISA wrapper, says Cherry Reynard.

10 things you need to know about JISAs

Last updated: Oct 31st, 2011

Feature by Rebecca Rutt

Junior ISAs have arrived, filling the gap created by the end of the child trust fund. Moneywise talks you through what makes JISAs different.

Junior ISAs set to launch

Last updated: Nov 1st, 2011

News by Nathalie Bonney

Junior ISAs, or JISAs, are available from today - 1 November. But despite the grand unveiling, 74% of parents still don't know about them, according to the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).

Junior ISAs set to launch next week

Last updated: Oct 26th, 2011

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Ahead of the launch of Junior ISAs next week, research shows that investing in certain investment companies over an 18-year timeframe can produce spectacular returns of more than 700%.