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We have produced a number of guides, each dedicated to a different area of investment. You can request most guides by post or simply view them online.

Investment guides

  • Investor's Guide to ISAs

    Investor's Guide to ISAs
    If you're looking for a tax efficient and flexible way to save, ISAs can be great. Discover how an ISA could help you save for the future and get the most from your money.

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  • An Investor's Guide to Absolute Return Funds

    Investor's Guide to Absolute Return Funds
    This guide to absolute return funds is essential reading for investors who are wary of the volatile markets and looking for an alternative to traditional funds.

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  • Guide to Fund Prices, Savings and Yields

    Guide to Fund Prices, Savings and Yields
    Want to invest in funds? Find out about how funds work; their prices, how to buy and sell funds, how you can benefit from discounts when you buy funds and every year after that.

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  • Guide to Regular Savings

    Investor's Guide to Regular Savings
    Saving little and often can be the key to building up a sizable nest egg over time. Whether you want to start a pension or save for a rainy day, this guide will give you some ideas.

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  • Investing in a time of low interest rates

    Investing in a Time of Low Interest Rates
    Are you worried about the impact low interest rates will have on your savings and investments?

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  • Investing for children

    Would you like to start putting money aside for a child or grandchild?
    Find out more about the range of ways in which you can invest for a child and help them to build up a nest egg for their future.

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  • Guide to Saving Tax

    Guide to Saving Tax
    Many experts agree that taxes are set to rise. Get some tips from our experts on how you can pay less tax on your savings and investments. Learn how steps you can take now could help protect you in the future.

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  • Shareholder Perks

    Shareholder Perks
    We have compiled a companies that seek to encourage their shareholders to use their products and services by offering them exclusive discounts and incentives.

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  • Socially Responsible Investing

    Choosing Socially Responsible Investments
    Socially Responsible Investment has been brought firmly into the global spotlight in recent years. In this guide we explore some of the opportunities available to investors.

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  • Climate change - A chance to Profit From a Changing World

    Climate Change - A chance to profit from a changing world?
    Learn more about this emerging investment theme that has arisen from the need to solve the growing problem of climate change.

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General finance guides

  • The Pocket Guide to Investing in your 20s and 30s

    The Pocket Guide to Investing in your
    20s & 30s

    Essential reading for those in their 20s and 30s, it includes tips on how to make money on the stockmarket, the importance of choosing the right pension and much more.

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  • The Pocket Guide to Investing in your 40s

    The Pocket Guide to Investing in your 40s
    In your 40s? This guide reveals how you can make more of your pensions and protection policies without sacrificing your lifestyle.

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  • The Pocket Guide to Investing in your 50s

    Pocket Guide to Investing in your 50s
    Are your retirement plans on track? This guide tells you how to boost the value of your pension, maximise the potential of your existing ISAs, PEPs and unit trusts.

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Pensions & retirement guides

  • Guide to SIPPs

    Guide to SIPPs
    Would you like to improve the way you manage your pension? Learn how a SIPP can help you take control and benefit from a wider choice of investments.

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  • Your options at retirement

    Your options at Retirement
    Retiring in the next 5 years? This guide will help explain the retirement options available to you, their pros and cons and how to maximise the income you could receive from your pension.

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  • Guide to Income Drawdown

    Guide to Income Drawdown & ASP
    Income drawdown is a complex subject and not suitable for everyone. This guide to the benefits and risks of income drawdown and ASP that helps explain the subject in a little more detail.

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  • Pocket Guide to Surviving Retirement

    Pocket Guide to Surviving Retirement
    If you are planning to retire in the next few years this guide could prove invaluable. Includs tips on how to increase your retirement income by up to 30%, effective investment strategies and more.

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  • Final Salary Pensions guide

    Final salary pensions guide
    This free guide makes essential reading for members of final salary schemes. Find out what happens if your scheme closes to new or existin members and much more.

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Advanced Investing

  • Beginner's Guide to Buying Property Abroad

    Beginner's guide to buying property abroad
    Thinking about buying a property abroad? This guide, packed full of useful hints and tips, makes essential reading.

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  • Guide to VCT's

    Guide to Venture Capital Trusts
    VCTs invest in some of the most dynamic, entrepreneurial, high growth companies therefore they are high risk. Find out more in this free guide.

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  • Guides on Spread Betting and CFD's

    Free Guides on Spread Betting and CFDs
    An introduction to Spread Betting and CFDs. Designed for experienced investors this guide will help you get started.

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Regular publications

  • Stock Hunter
  • Stock Hunter
    This share tipping newsletter looks at the current stock market issues focusing on a number of medium to long-term growth stocks.

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  • Penny Share Prophet
  • Penny Share Prophet
    Penny shares are the very essence of what many consider share investment to be, namely fun, exciting and with huge profit potential. Please note that with more potential reward comes considerable risk.

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