Moira O'Neill

Thursday, 8 February, 2024

Friday, 2 February, 2024

Annuities

Pension planning: annuities back on the table

Higher interest rates have boosted income for life options

Friday, 19 January, 2024

Advice & Comment

Should you put all your investment eggs in one basket?

The financial compensation scheme limit urgently needs to be reviewed

Tuesday, 16 January, 2024

Annuities

Annuities — we want your views

Do you enjoy peace of mind, or do you regret this retirement decision?

Friday, 12 January, 2024

Investing in funds

Make investing simpler and easier in 2024

Weed out the poor performers and declutter your portfolio

Friday, 22 December, 2023

Gold

Five gold rings? I’d rather have silver

Demand for rare metals is likely to soar over the next 10 years

Friday, 8 December, 2023

Personal Finance

Financial services: time to take account of neurodiversity

Friday, 17 November, 2023

Advice & Comment

How to make retirement less taxing

Drawdowners can cut their liability with careful planning

Friday, 10 November, 2023

Investment trusts

Investment trusts: a sector under siege

Once a highly successful vehicle for income investors, the sector has suffered as inflation took hold

Wednesday, 25 October, 2023

Advice & Comment

Diversification: is 30 funds too many?

Most DIY platforms suggest between 10 and 15

Monday, 23 October, 2023

FT GuidesDigital financial services: an explainer

What is robo-advice and how can it provide low-cost financial planning?

Competitive pricing and easy-to-use investment tools are the main attractions for beginner investors

Friday, 20 October, 2023

Advice & Comment

St James’s Place: exit fees are on the way out, what should customers do?

Regulator has consistently missed opportunities to scrap early withdrawal charges

Friday, 6 October, 2023

Pension drawdown

How to make the right type of withdrawal from your pension

Growing cost of living fears can lead to hurried decisions that could prove more expensive than expected later

Friday, 29 September, 2023

Tax

Investing for income in the ‘new normal’

Cash savings rates are attractive, but may not pay off in the long term

Friday, 22 September, 2023

UK care homes

How to pay for long-term old age care

If you can, save early as costs are rising - by more than a fifth in the past five years

Friday, 8 September, 2023

Advice & Comment

Investment transfer market needs a regulatory crackdown

It is unacceptable for platforms to take months to move savings

Wednesday, 6 September, 2023

Demographics and population

Long-term care: counting the cost

How are you shouldering the financial burden of old age?

Friday, 1 September, 2023

Equities

Are you too passive about your passive investments?

If you haven’t reviewed your holdings for a few years, you may be shocked by the fees

Thursday, 17 August, 2023

Advice & Comment

Beware of wealth managers quoting data

Ninety-four per cent of providers claim to deliver ‘top’ performance

Friday, 11 August, 2023

Student finance

How to help children pay for university

As the new academic year looms, parents face financial, social and educational dilemmas

Friday, 21 July, 2023

Annuities

Annuities look sexy again: should Barbie buy one at 64?

There are arguments for and against even with today’s wobbling stock market

Thursday, 20 July, 2023

FT GuidesArtificial intelligence in business: an explainer

AI in banking, payments and insurance

Algorithms are already being used to check payment balances, detect suspicious transactions, and optimise insurance pricing

Friday, 14 July, 2023

Advice & Comment

How to opt out of Hunt’s risky plans for your pension

Your money will be in peril in UK private equity boost scheme

Friday, 7 July, 2023

Advice & Comment

Rescue your retirement — and your pension plan

Calculate the total sum you need for a comfortable income

Friday, 30 June, 2023

Best of FT Money 2023

Best of FT Money 2023: How to pay for private healthcare

As NHS waiting lists mount, more people are looking at ways of financing private treatment

Moira O'Neill

Investing Columnist

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