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We cover all the important topics to help you meet your retirement goals: The State Pension, SIPPs, ISAs, saving & planning for retirement.

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How much do you need to invest in the FTSE 100 to stop working and live off dividends?

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Imagine quitting work and enjoying a life of financial freedom with FTSE 100 dividends. Is this just a pipe dream,…

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How much do you need in a SIPP to aim for a £3,000 monthly retirement income?

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Discover how to start building a long-term retirement income in a SIPP by investing intelligently in quality businesses to head…

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Can funds like this help ISA investors retire with a large passive income?

| Royston Wild

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can be powerful weapons in helping ISA and SIPP investors build wealth for retirement.

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2 top SIPP buys I made in July: a FTSE 100 share and a global ETF

| Royston Wild

Discover what UK shares and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) our writer Royston Wild's been adding to his SIPP in recent weeks.

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How much do you need in an ISA to target a £1,000 monthly passive income?

| Royston Wild

Discover how UK investors can target a large passive income in an ISA -- and one FTSE 100 growth share…

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£262 to invest a month? Here’s 1 way to target a £1m Stocks and Shares ISA

| Royston Wild

Even just a couple of hundreds of pounds invested monthly can create an enormous Stocks and Shares ISA. Royston Wild…

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Here’s how a 39-year-old could aim for a million by retirement, by spending £900 a month on UK shares

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer digs into the theory and practicalities of buying high-quality UK shares regularly to aim to retire as a…

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Start putting £700 each month into a SIPP to try and retire as a millionaire!

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

By investing £700 a month using a SIPP, even someone in their 40s with no savings might retire a millionaire.…

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40 with no retirement plan? This much in an ISA could target a £1,000 monthly passive income

| Mark Hartley

A 40-year-old with no retirement plan needn’t lose hope. Our writer explores how much to invest in an ISA to…

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If a 50-year-old puts £500 a month into a SIPP, here’s what they could have by retirement

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Investing £500 a month with a SIPP could build a pension pot worth £269,900 or quite a bit more over…

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How much should a 30-year-old put in a SIPP to make a £100k passive income at 65?

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones crunches some numbers to show how much a young investor has to put away each month to earn…

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3 passive income strategies I like to try to double the State Pension with just £100 a month

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Investing consistently, with diligence, and patience can lead to an impressive stock market income that puts the State Pension to…

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3 shares that could help a SIPP double in value

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane discusses a trio of FTSE 100 shares that he thinks investors should consider for their long-term potential to…

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Here’s how I’m using my ISAs to target retirement riches

| Royston Wild

A comfortable retirement's on my mind and I'm using my ISAs to help me get there. But while my cash…

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Investing Articles

134,000 reasons why I prefer FTSE 100 stocks over cash savings!

| Royston Wild

The results are in! Investing in FTSE 100 stocks can be a superior way to build wealth than saving, as…

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What sort of shares can make sense to buy for a SIPP?

| Christopher Ruane

Thinking about the right shares to buy for a SIPP can involve a long-term view and some self-awareness. Here, our…

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No savings at 40? Here are 3 steps to target a comfortable retirement with UK shares

| Royston Wild

A well-balanced and tax-efficient portfolio of UK and US shares can build a substantial pension pot, as Royston Wild explains.

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This SIPP strategy turned £5,000 into a small fortune! Could it work again?

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Want to grow a SIPP investment portfolio by six times? Zaven Boyrazian explores a strategy that’s delivered enormous returns when…

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Want to become an ISA millionaire? Here’s one way to target stock market riches with £500 a month

| Royston Wild

Making a million pounds or more in an ISA doesn't have to be a pipe dream. Here's how a mix…

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3 techniques to turbocharge your SIPP for a richer retirement!

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane considers a trio of ways he thinks an investor could use to try and grow the long-term value…

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Forget the State Pension! Here’s how to target a comfortable retirement income with £500 a month

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

The British State Pension is nowhere near enough money to enjoy a comfortable retirement today. Here's what investors can do…

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Investing Articles

Consider this strategy to target £25,000 in retirement income from a Stocks and Shares ISA

| Mark Hartley

An early or comfortable retirement is a goal many UK investors dream of but it often seems out of reach.…

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These 5 UK shares could supercharge investors’ pension savings by 21.7% in just 1 year

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

These 5 FTSE 100 stocks have some of the highest projected share price gains for the next 12 months that…

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3 mistakes to avoid when investing a SIPP

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer shares a trio of potentially costly errors he is trying to avoid now and in future when making…

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Investing Articles

How much passive income will I need to retire comfortably?

| Royston Wild

Latest data shows single retirees need a £44k passive income to live a comfortable lifestyle. Here's how I plan to…

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Here’s how investors can target a £50k passive income in retirement with an ISA!

| Royston Wild

Combining a Stocks and Shares ISA and a Cash ISA can be an effective way to turn a regular investment…

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How I’m using Warren Buffett’s winning formula to grow my retirement savings

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

Warren Buffett’s investment strategy isn't complicated. It simply involves identifying winning companies and investing in them for the long term.

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£20k for a Stocks and Shares ISA? Here’s how it could deliver a £1k monthly passive income!

| Royston Wild

By maxing out this year's ISA allowance, here's how someone could target a four-figure passive income for retirement.

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Want to build a million pound SIPP within 25 years? Here’s how!

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane explains in practical terms how a SIPP could go from a standing start now to a seven-figure valuation…

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Worried about retirement? Here’s how big a SIPP needs to be to live comfortably

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Sixty one percent of Britons are worried about outliving their savings during retirement! But that might not be a problem…

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If a 35-year-old put £500 a month into a Stocks and Shares ISA, here’s what they could have by retirement

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane explains some key factors in determining the potential long-term return from a Stocks and Shares ISA before someone…

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Investing Articles

Could savers be missing out on retirement riches by ignoring UK shares?

| Royston Wild

History shows that a well balanced portfolio of cash and UK shares can help Britons achieve financial independence in retirement.

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Investing Articles

Smart investors are using a SIPP to become retirement millionaires! Here’s how to aim high

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Investing in a SIPP can supercharge retirement savings and even lead to a million-pound nest egg by sparing just £500…

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Investing Articles

Investing £500 a month in a SIPP for the last 10 years could have beaten the State Pension by…

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Even with a 10-year time horizon, consistent SIPP investing can provide far better retirement income than the State Pension. Zaven…

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Investing Articles

£50K in a SIPP? Here’s how to try and turn it into £250K!

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane explains how a fairly modest annual return could help an investor increase the value of their SIPP fivefold.

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Investing Articles

Here’s how stock market volatility could help someone retire years early

| Christopher Ruane

Is stock market volatility necessarily a bad thing? This writer spies potential opportunity in market turbulence for the long-term investor.

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Here’s how a Stocks & Shares ISA investor could target a £27k passive income!

| Royston Wild

Looking for ways to build a winning Stocks and Shares ISA? Buying FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and S&P 500 shares…

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£20k to spare? Here’s how investors could use that to kickstart a £45k+ passive income

| Royston Wild

Looking for ways to make a jumbo passive income? Consider investing in this fund that I think, over time,could create…

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£500 to invest in an ISA each month? Here’s how to target a potential £60k+ second income!

| Royston Wild

A regular monthly investment in a Stocks and Shares ISA could build a huge passive income in retirement. Let me…

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Here’s how much a 28-year-old investor could have on retirement by putting £80 a week into a SIPP

| Christopher Ruane

Starting younger can have advantages when building up a SIPP. Christopher Ruane runs a slide rule over what value £80…

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