Trying to work out which investment providers have performed well after fees is no easy task. After much frustration and endless Excel spreadsheets, we decided that the easiest and least controversial way to measure who does well was simply to open an account, stick £500 in and see how they did. Here is our January 2020 independent guide for consumers.

You've decided to invest to make positive change. Great! To start you off, we've narrowed down the thousands of available funds to a few that appear on multiple best buy lists.

Investment fees are once again in the spotlight this week, as fixed-fee investment platform Interactive Investor announces it is scrapping costs for regular trading.

Welcome back, amigos! As we are all full of hope, guzzling kale juice, shunning booze, embracing yoga and weening ourselves off Amazon, how can we also be better with our savings and investments this year?