ISA Series: What Should You Buy Before 5 April?

With the 5 April deadline fast approaching to use your £11,520 ISA allowance, I’m looking around the top FTSE 100 …

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With the 5 April deadline fast approaching to use your £11,520 ISA allowance, I’m looking around the top FTSE 100 shares to see which ones I think you should consider — and I’ll be warning you off a few of them, too.

1 AprilWhy SABMiller Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

31 MarchWhy United Utilities Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

28 MarchWhy RSA Insurance Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

27 MarchWhy Severn Trent Should Not Be In Your 2014 ISA

27 MarchWhy Rolls-Royce Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

27 MarchWhy SSE Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

26 MarchWhy BP Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

25 MarchWhy NEXT Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

25 MarchWhy Rio Tinto Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

25 MarchWhy Reckitt Benckiser Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

24 MarchWhy Centrica Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

24 MarchWhy Royal Mail Should Not Be In Your 2014 ISA

21 MarchWhy Santander Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

21 MarchWhy National Grid Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

20 MarchWhy BG Group Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

18 MarchWhy British American Tobacco Should Not Be In Your 2014 ISA

18 MarchWhy BHP Billiton Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

17 MarchWhy Aviva Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

14 MarchWhy Unilever Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

11 MarchWhy Wm. Morrison Supermarkets Should Not Be In Your 2014 ISA

11 MarchWhy Lloyds Banking Group Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

7 MarchWhy Tesco Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

7 MarchWhy Imperial Tobacco Should Not Be In Your 2014 ISA

4 MarchWhy AstraZeneca Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

3 MarchWhy Prudential Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

3 March Why Diageo Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

28 FebruaryWhy Vodafone Should Not Be In Your 2014 ISA,

28 FebruaryWhy Legal & General Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

28 FebruaryWhy Standard Chartered Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

28 FebruaryWhy J Sainsbury Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

28 FebruaryWhy ARM Holdings Should Not Be In Your 2014 ISA

25 FebruaryWhy Barclays Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

21 FebruaryWhy GlaxoSmithKline Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

20 FebruaryWhy HSBC Holdings Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

19 FebruaryWhy Royal Dutch Shell Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

19 FebruaryWhy BT Group Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

17 FebruaryWhy Royal Bank of Scotland Should Be A Candidate For Your 2014 ISA

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