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Holly MackayFounder and CEO

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Digital Advice

Digital Advice

Where are you on your financial journey? We've broken down financial planning by different life stages - from early adulthood to retirement - to help you no matter where or when...

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Investment Trusts

Investment Trusts

Investment trusts can claim a pedigree as long as the cash register, with the oldest going back more than 150 years. Unlike a cash register, there is no guarantee that they’ll dispense cash...

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ETFs

ETFs

Exchange-traded funds are the latest investment kid on the block and, wow, have they proved popular! They offer investors an easy ‘one stop shop’ for accessing global stock markets...

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Sustainable Investing

Sustainable Investing

At the heart of it, sustainable investing (or responsible investing) is choosing to use your savings to support businesses and investments which are well-positioned to thrive in the future...

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Funds

Funds

Funds are ready-made baskets of investments managed for you by an expert. A great way to avoid making a clanger by choosing one duff share. Great for investing overseas...

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Ready-made portfolioS

Ready-Made Portfolios

A ready-made portfolio is a premade bundle of investments – that is, all the hard work of researching and selecting different investments is done for you by a professional...

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Private Pensions

Private Pensions

OK. So pensions are boring... but free money is not! It's quicker and easier than ever to set these things up. Any of us can set up and run a private pension online...

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Holly's Blog

Holly's Blog

Want someone to cut through the jargon and tell you what you actually need to know? Founder and MD Holly Mackay gives you the low-down on what's happening in the world and how it really matters to you every Friday in her award-winning blog.

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