Pensions & Investing
Guides and tools to help you get the best returns on your money
Pensions
need-to-knows - Key points for retirement saving
Voluntary national insurance contributions
An important pensions warning
State pension
Pension Credit
What is pension auto-enrolment?
How to get a hidden payrise
Investing for beginners
Financial advisers
Cheapest SIPPs
Top Lifetime ISAs
How to claim a pension tax refund
Pension liberation
Share dealing
Are you a married woman missing out on £1,000s of state pension?
Premium Bonds
Fund need-to-knows
What type of ISA should I get?
Expression of wishes
Inheriting a pension
Tools & Calculators
Here, we cover all your investment questions and guide you through the many ways to invest your money. An investment – or investing – is a long way from putting your cash in a bank account where it sits to earn interest. Instead, you’re taking a risk with your money in the hope that you’ll make more than what you put in (a juicy profit), but there's the possibility you end up with less (a nasty loss). You can invest in almost anything, from the more mainstream: shares, bonds, funds, government bonds (gilts) and the UK property market, to the more exotic, such as: farmland, vintage cars, wine, fledgling technology firms, and art. For most, investing means putting money in the stock market, our Investment Guide for Beginners takes you through the process and explains how the stock market work.